M23 2SW Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Baguley. Region: North West.
Streets
- Tuffley Road, Wythenshawe: 15 addresses
- Firbank Road, Wythenshawe: 1 address
- Greenbrow Road, Wythenshawe: 1 address
- Simonsway, 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 (88% of about 660 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Club, Deptford Avenue/ Greenbrow, not permissioned (140 m)
- Land At Greenbrow Road Baguley Wythenshawe, permissioned (330 m)
- Adj 303 Greenbrow Road, permissioned (380 m)
- Adj 303 Greenbrow Road, not permissioned (380 m)
- Nursery, Greenbrow Road: up to 20 homes, non permissioned (380 m)
- Greenbrow Road, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Greenbrow Road Social Club, Greenbrow Road, M23 2TU: up to 23 homes, Planning Permission (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Happy Man Pub, Portway: up to 18 homes, Planning Permission (520 m (0.3 miles))
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 56 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 | Manchester Airport 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Heald Green 420,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Gatley 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Martinscroft (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Roundthorn (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Wythenshawe Town Centre (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wrekin Avenue Newall Green | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wythenshawe Interchange | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Day by Day Parking | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Maples Medical Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Wythenshawe Hospital | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Wythenshawe Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 30 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Foxfield Road Allotments 8,220 m² | 150 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wythenshawe Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wythenshawe Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peter's Spinney | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Oldwood Spinney | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Fairywell Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Baguley Bottoms | Valley | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Gatley Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.8 miles) east |
| King George V Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 18 | 18 |
17 of the postcode's 18 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 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Tuffley Road.