M20 postcode area · Manchester

The M20 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Manchester. Area Scores range from 8 to 85 across them. Every full M20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The M20 district contains both ends of the scale: Didsbury Village at 86 out of 100 (#985 of 6,856 in England) against Burnage South at 8, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £235,000 in Ladybarn to £400,000 in Didsbury Village — a 1.7× gap within the M20 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,490a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crimeno data published by the police force
Median age (est.)32
Owner-occupied47%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the M20 district

£342,500median home sold over the past year · +16.1% over 5 years · +5.3% over the year · 683 sales
Detached£790,000
Semi-detached£425,000
Terraced£425,000
Flat£250,000
Manchester£250,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Didsbury VillageManchester 98586 £400,000
East DidsburyManchester 2,18568 £376,500
West DidsburyManchester 3,39850 £327,505
Withington WestManchester 3,44650 £306,000
Withington EastManchester 3,89243 £356,000
NorthendenManchester 4,20739 £307,500
Fallowfield CentralManchester 4,46835 £317,500
LadybarnManchester 4,63932 £235,000
Merseybank & Barlow MoorManchester 4,98227 £308,500
Withington North & Old MoatManchester 5,68117 £287,250
Burnage SouthManchester 6,3058 £285,000

People living in M20 Census 2021

Residents94,142
Median age (est.)32
Density4,791per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above46%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 25%25–44 31%45–64 19%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 34%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 19%Private rent 34%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 10%Other: 21%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 10%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 16%Black: 4%Mixed: 6%Other: 5%
White 69%Asian 16%Black 4%Mixed 6%Other 5%

Religion & identity

No religion 41% · Christian 33% · Muslim 15%

Born outside the UK: 22%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in M20

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M20 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M20.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.