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M23 postcode area · Manchester

The M23 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Manchester, Trafford. Area Scores range from 4 to 99 across them. Every full M23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the M23 district: Timperley North scores 100 out of 100 (#19 of 6,856 nationally) while Benchill North & Sharston sits at 5 — neighbours on the map, 95 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £240,000 in Baguley East & Wythenshawe Park to £460,000 in Timperley North — a 1.9× gap within the M23 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Manchester and Trafford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,218a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied54%

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 M23 district

£264,500median home sold over the past year · +43.4% over 5 years · -2.0% over the year · 296 sales
Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£295,000
Terraced£252,000
Flat£169,950
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
Timperley NorthTrafford 19100 £460,000
Sale MoorTrafford 3,65947 £357,000
Timperley EastTrafford 4,10440 £370,000
NorthendenManchester 4,20739 £307,500
Baguley West & BrooklandsManchester 5,16725 £262,000
Northern MoorManchester 5,89314 £275,000
Baguley East & Wythenshawe ParkManchester 5,98213 £240,000
Newall GreenManchester 6,2649 £240,000
Benchill North & SharstonManchester 6,5315 £240,000

People living in M23 Census 2021

Residents77,453
Median age (est.)38
Density3,734per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above33%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 32%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 16%Other: 13%
One person 32%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 16%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 9%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 80%Asian 9%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 38% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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 M23

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M23 district.

Baguley Benchill Sale Timperley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M23.

M22 M90 M33 WA15 M20 M21 WA14 M32

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.