# M23 2GQ: area report for a postcode in Manchester

M23 2GQ is a postcode in Manchester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Manchester. Open the map at M23 2GQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) › [M23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m23) › [M23 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m23-2)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ
- **Martinscroft, 620 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ
- **No property in M23 2GQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Manchester 051C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ
- **£252,309 average price**: For the whole of Manchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M23 2GQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M23 2GQ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ
- **21.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newall Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newall-green-primary-school-e142437) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Piper Hill High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/piper-hill-high-school-e141805) | Special | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2023 | – |
| [Saint Paul's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-pauls-catholic-high-school-e139456) | Secondary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 38.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-e105537) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dixons Newall Green Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dixons-newall-green-academy-e149697) | Secondary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Manchester Enterprise Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-enterprise-academy-e135874) | Secondary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | Attainment 8 of 33.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Haveley Hey Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haveley-hey-community-school-e139263) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Baguley Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baguley-hall-primary-school-e105485) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2023 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2023 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £147,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2023 | £160,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2023 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Martinscroft (620 m, 8 minutes on foot); Roundthorn (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE MAPLES MEDICAL CENTRE (530 m); BOWLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (530 m); BOWLAND PHARMACY (860 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Newall Green (880 m, Spar); Spar - Baguley (900 m, Spar); M&S Wythenshawe Hospital (980 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £252,309** (July 2026). Manchester’s average house price was £252,309 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,278** (2025). Full-time workers living in Manchester earned a median of £36,278 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 102nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Manchester costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 38.7** (2025). Manchester has a deprivation score of 38.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Manchester 051C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 47.8** (2025). Manchester 051C has a deprivation score of 47.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,757th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,623** (2021). Manchester 051C had 1,623 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,986th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Manchester 051C, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.4%** (August 2026). In Manchester 051C, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## M23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M23 was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 895th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,942** (2021). M23 had 32,942 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 753rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in M23 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.8%** (January 2026). In M23, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)
- Centre: 53.3863, -2.2791

Council: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wythenshawe and Sale East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wythenshawe-and-sale-east): Mike Kane (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.2791,53.3863,M232GQ

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