M21 9AE Manchester
Live postcode, introduced November 2008. Ward: Chorlton. Region: North West.
Streets
- St Clements Road, Manchester: 2 addresses
- High Lane, 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 B (61% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Chorlton. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST CLEMENT, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Manchester Islamic High School for Girls: up to 22 homes, non permissioned (290 m)
- Chorlton District Centre: up to 190 homes, non permissioned (470 m)
- Chorlton Picturehouse: up to 20 homes, non permissioned (530 m)
- Co-op Funeral Parlour, Nicolas Road (540 m)
- 422 Barlow Moor Road (560 m)
- 515-521 Balow Moor Road, Chorlton: up to 5 homes, Planning Permission (590 m)
- Chorlton Nursery, Wilbraham Road: up to 18 homes, non permissioned (650 m)
- 479 Barlow Moor Road: up to 13 homes, Planning Permission (670 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
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 | Trafford Park 45,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Humphrey Park 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Chorlton (Manchester Metrolink) | 760 m |
| St Werburgh's Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.2 km | |
| Firswood (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Vicars Road Chorlton | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chorlton Bus Station | 720 m |
| Car parks | Parking space on Sutherland Road | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 10.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chorlton Family Practice | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Beech Road Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 510 m |
| Hospital | Optegra Manchester Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Stretford Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest NatWest | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Chorlton Green 1,570 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Longford Park 34 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 36 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 St Clements Road.