M22 9XD Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Sharston. Region: North West.
Streets
- Woodend Road, Wythenshawe: 14 addresses
- Hollyhedge Road, Wythenshawe: 1 address
- Carrick Gardens, 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 (81% of about 750 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
- Former St John Fisher And Thomas More Catholic Church Woodhouse Lane, permissioned (210 m)
- 202 Hollyhedge Road M22 4QN: up to 5 homes, Planning Permission (320 m)
- Site Of The Former British Legion Social And Welfare Club Woodhouse Lane Manchester: up to 5 homes, Planning Permission (400 m)
- Wythenshawe Civic Centre: Old Barclays Data Centre site: up to 229 homes, non permissioned (620 m)
- Wythenshawe Civic Centre: Old Bus Station site: up to 138 homes, non permissioned (660 m)
- Fenside Road, not permissioned (660 m)
- The Enterprise Centre 34 Benchill Road M22 8LF: up to 23 homes, Planning Permission (700 m)
- Wythenshawe Civic Centre: The Birtles: up to 167 homes, non permissioned (720 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 9 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 16 addresses are between 50 m and 53 m above sea level (51 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 | Gatley 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Heald Green 420,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Manchester Airport 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Benchill (Manchester Metrolink) | 160 m |
| Crossacres (Manchester Metrolink) | 370 m | |
| Wythenshawe Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink) | 790 m | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Benchill Metrolink Stop | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wythenshawe Interchange | 740 m |
| Car parks | Manchester Airport Parking | 940 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 870 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 4.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rk Medical Practice | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wythenshawe Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brownley Green Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | The Pines Hospital | 910 m |
| Police station | Wythenshawe Police Station | 950 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Nisa Hollyhedge Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hollyhedge Park 9.7 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,160 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | Rodger's Park 4.2 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Sharston Allotments 9,150 m² | 940 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Peel Hall moated site, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peel Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Wythenshawe Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north-west |
| Cheadle Royal Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 620 m south-east |
| Gorse Covert | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Peter's Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Baguley Bottoms | Valley | 1.2 km north-west |
| Hatchetts Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Gatley Hill | Hill | 1.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Woodend Road.