M20 1BB Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Old Moat. Region: North West.
Streets
- Mauldeth Road West, Manchester: 17 addresses
- Darnall Avenue, Manchester: 1 address
- Deighton Avenue, Manchester: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Manchester in 2026-27: Band D £2,312 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,541 | £1,798 | £2,055 | £2,312 | £2,826 | £3,340 | £3,853 | £4,624 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (61% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Adjacent to Withington Baths, Burton Road: up to 20 homes, non permissioned (860 m)
- Behind Platt Lane Methodist Church, Platt Lane, permissioned (860 m)
- Former Minehead Centre, Dermot Murphy Close (RP), permissioned (880 m)
- Former Minehead Centre, Dermot Murphy Close (RP), not permissioned (880 m)
- 402-404 Wilmslow Road: up to 10 homes, Planning Permission (900 m)
- 494 Wilmslow Road (Cine City), permissioned (930 m)
- 396 Wilmslow Road, not permissioned (930 m)
- Rear of Horton Road/Hart Road, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 14 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 17 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 31 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mauldeth Road 318,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Burnage 172,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Levenshulme 472,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Withington (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km |
| Burton Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.2 km | |
| West Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Bosley Avenue Fallowfield | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Southern Cemetery Bus Station Chorlton | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Wilmslow Road, M20 | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 10.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Princess Road Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Withington Dental Care | 290 m |
| Hospital | Optegra Manchester Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | West Didsbury Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Ladybarn, Ladybarn | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Old Moat Park 2.2 ha | 520 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Platt Fields Park 34 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,050 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,310 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 36 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Alexandra Park, Manchester, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.5 km north-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-west |
| Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Manchester Southern Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Houghend Clough | Valley | 1.0 km west |
| Barlow Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south-west |
| Treasure Wood | Wood | 3.1 km west |
| Kenworthy Wood | Wood | 3.2 km south-west |
| Peel Moat | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 4.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 19 | 19 |
18 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Mauldeth Road West.