# M33

Postcode district covering Sale, Ashton upon Mersey and Brooklands, in Trafford.

M33 is a postcode district covering Sale, Ashton upon Mersey and Brooklands, in Trafford. Median sale price £377,750 in 2025. About 63,123 people.

Postcode district. Code M33. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an M33 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £377,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M33 was £377,750 in 2025. 669th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 61,848** (2021). M33 had 61,848 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 84th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in M33 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.1%** (January 2026). In M33, 97.1% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M33) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in M33 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=M33) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 846 homes were sold in M33 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M33) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M33 had 61,848 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M33) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Trafford, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is M33.

## How M33 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | M33 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £377,750 | 2nd most expensive | 40 postcode districts, M · 2025 |
| Population | 61,848 | most populated | 45 postcode districts, M · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 45 postcode districts, M · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.1% | joint 9th highest | 45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of M33?

M33 had 61,848 usual residents at the census.
M33 is the 84th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in M33, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M33 has no single figure. Of its 37 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 12 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in M33

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trafford 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006147) | 1,442 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006149) | 1,578 | – | 7 | 89.3% |
| [Trafford 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006150) | 1,919 | – | 6 | 90.7% |
| [Trafford 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006154) | 1,602 | – | 8 | 99.9% |
| [Trafford 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006165) | 2,007 | – | 4 | 88.6% |
| [Trafford 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006166) | 1,640 | – | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006169) | 1,647 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006170) | 1,602 | – | 8 | 95.1% |
| [Trafford 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006171) | 1,755 | – | 3 | 97.0% |
| [Trafford 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006098) | 1,337 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006099) | 1,324 | – | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006164) | 1,762 | – | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Trafford 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006174) | 1,788 | – | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Trafford 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006178) | 1,813 | – | 9 | 97.8% |
| [Trafford 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006097) | 1,786 | – | 10 | 85.5% |
| [Trafford 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006160) | 2,140 | – | 5 | 97.8% |
| [Trafford 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006161) | 2,158 | – | 9 | 92.3% |
| [Trafford 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006162) | 1,622 | – | 10 | 98.9% |
| [Trafford 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006163) | 1,832 | – | 8 | 99.4% |
| [Trafford 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006148) | 1,698 | – | 9 | 95.5% |
| [Trafford 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006151) | 1,582 | – | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Trafford 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006152) | 1,639 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006153) | 1,600 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006172) | 1,540 | – | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Trafford 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006102) | 1,404 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006173) | 1,550 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006175) | 1,776 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006176) | 1,733 | – | 7 | 94.3% |
| [Trafford 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006177) | 1,653 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006095) | 1,659 | – | 10 | 96.7% |
| [Trafford 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006167) | 1,579 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006168) | 1,812 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Trafford 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006094) | 1,603 | – | 10 | 91.3% |
| [Trafford 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006100) | 1,488 | – | 9 | 97.7% |
| [Trafford 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006103) | 1,693 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006101) | 1,495 | – | 10 | 99.6% |
| [Trafford 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006210) | 1,609 | – | 9 | 98.8% |

## Your MP

- [Wythenshawe and Sale East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wythenshawe-and-sale-east): Mike Kane (Labour), MP since July 2024. 55% of the people here.
- [Altrincham and Sale West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/altrincham-and-sale-west): Mr Connor Rand (Labour), MP since July 2024. 40% of the people here.
- [Stretford and Urmston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stretford-and-urmston): Andrew Western (Labour), MP since July 2024. 5.0% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in M33

[Ashton upon Mersey North](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/ashton-upon-mersey-north), [Ashton upon Mersey South](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/ashton-upon-mersey-south), [Broadheath & Firsway](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/broadheath-and-firsway), [Sale Central](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/sale-central), [Sale East](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/sale-east), [Sale Moor](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/sale-moor), [Sale North](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/sale-north), [West Timperley](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/west-timperley)

## Postcode sectors in M33

[M33 0 (22 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33-0), [M33 2 (311 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33-2), [M33 3 (299 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33-3), [M33 4 (271 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33-4), [M33 5 (280 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33-5), [M33 6 (181 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33-6), [M33 7 (191 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33-7)

## Council

[Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)

## Towns in M33

[Sale](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sale)

## Postcode districts next to M33

[M21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m21), [M23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m23), [M31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m31), [M32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m32), [M41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m41), [WA14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14), [WA15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa15)

## Nearest rail stations

[Brooklands (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3261,53.4170), [Sale (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3191,53.4242), [Timperley (1.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3383,53.4043), [Dane Road (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3117,53.4300)

## More in the M postcode area

[All M postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## M33 in brief

M33 is a postcode district covering Sale, Ashton upon Mersey and Brooklands, in Trafford.
About 63,123 people lived in M33 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £377,750 in 2025 across 846 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M33 was £377,750 in 2025.
M33 had 61,848 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in M33 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M33, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: M33
- Postcode area: [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)
- Constituency: [Wythenshawe and Sale East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wythenshawe-and-sale-east)
- Council: [Trafford †](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)
- Area: 16.16 km²
- People, mid-2024: 63,123*
- Neighbourhoods: 37
- Output areas: 200

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[M23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m23), [WA14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa14), [M41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m41), [M31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m31), [M21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m21), [WA15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa15)

## Latest updates for M33

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/M33

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33