M21 postcode area · Manchester
The M21 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bury, Manchester, Trafford. Area Scores range from 12 to 53 across them. Every full M21 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The M21 district contains both ends of the scale: Beech Road & Chorlton Meadows at 53 out of 100 (#3,220 of 6,856 in England) against Fallowfield West & Whalley Range South at 12, a 41-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 11 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £250,000 in Fallowfield West & Whalley Range South to £450,000 in Chorlton South — a 1.8× gap within the M21 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bury, Manchester and Trafford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 M21 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Road & Chorlton MeadowsManchester | 3,220 | 53 | £408,500 |
| Chorlton SouthManchester | 3,240 | 53 | £450,000 |
| Chorlton NorthManchester | 3,336 | 51 | £426,125 |
| West DidsburyManchester | 3,398 | 50 | £327,505 |
| Sale MoorTrafford | 3,659 | 47 | £357,000 |
| Prestwich EastBury | 4,310 | 37 | £281,500 |
| Stretford EastTrafford | 4,365 | 36 | £325,000 |
| Merseybank & Barlow MoorManchester | 4,982 | 27 | £308,500 |
| Whalley Range NorthManchester | 5,475 | 20 | £310,000 |
| Withington North & Old MoatManchester | 5,681 | 17 | £287,250 |
| Fallowfield West & Whalley Range SouthManchester | 6,030 | 12 | £250,000 |
People living in M21 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 32% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 32% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 39% · Christian 33% · Muslim 18%
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 M21
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M21 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around M21.
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.