M22 5ED Manchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Woodhouse Park. Region: North West.
Streets
- Meliden Crescent, Wythenshawe: 30 addresses
- Garland Road, Wythenshawe: 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 (100% of about 720 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
- Wythenshawe Civic Centre: Old Barclays Data Centre site: up to 229 homes, non permissioned (240 m)
- Wythenshawe Civic Centre: Centron House: up to 68 homes, non permissioned (270 m)
- Wythenshawe Civic Centre: Alpha House: up to 101 homes, non permissioned (290 m)
- Wythenshawe Civic Centre: Old Bus Station site: up to 138 homes, non permissioned (330 m)
- Wythenshawe Civic Centre: The Restaurants Site: up to 204 homes, non permissioned (330 m)
- Wythenshawe Civic Centre: Townhouses: up to 57 homes, non permissioned (340 m)
- Site Of The Former British Legion Social And Welfare Club Woodhouse Lane Manchester: up to 5 homes, Planning Permission (390 m)
- Wythenshawe Civic Centre: Shell site: up to 529 homes, non permissioned (410 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 31 addresses are between 57 m and 60 m above sea level (58 m on average).
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 | Heald Green 420,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Manchester Airport 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Gatley 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Crossacres (Manchester Metrolink) | 330 m |
| Robinswood Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 490 m | |
| Wythenshawe Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink) | 540 m | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Brownley Road Wythenshawe | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wythenshawe Interchange | 560 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Manchester Airport Parking | 700 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 3.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Peel Hall Medical Centre | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Poundswick Dentists | 380 m |
| Hospital | The Pines Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Wythenshawe Police Station | 820 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Civic Centre Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Peel Hall Park 3.3 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,160 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | Painswick Park 12 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Sharston Allotments 9,150 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Peel Hall moated site, a scheduled monument, 670 m south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peel Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 670 m south-east |
| Cheadle Royal Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km east |
| Wythenshawe Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 190 m north-east |
| Gorse Covert | Wood | 350 m south-east |
| Hatchetts Wood | Wood | 560 m south |
| Ash Wood | Wood | 620 m south-east |
| Gatley Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-east |
| Baguley Bottoms | Valley | 1.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 31 |
2 of the postcode's 31 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 60% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 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) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Meliden Crescent.