M23 9SP Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Baguley. Region: North West.
Streets
- Claverton Road, Wythenshawe: 2 addresses
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 (67% 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
- Wytheshawe Hospital: up to 370 homes, non permissioned (600 m)
- Land Bounded By Amberley Drive, Boncarn Drive, Wastdale Road And Frensham Walk, permissioned (880 m)
- Black Boy Hotel Bowland Road: up to 15 homes, non permissioned (920 m)
- Greenbrow Road, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Newall Green Farm, Barnacre Avenue, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 41 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Navigation Road 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km |
| Altrincham 316,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Manchester Airport 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Roundthorn (Manchester Metrolink) | 730 m |
| Baguley (Manchester Metrolink) | 900 m | |
| Martinscroft (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Claverton Road Wythenshawe Hospital | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wythenshawe Interchange | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Outpatients Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 4.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Maples Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Broomwood Pharmacy | 910 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Lakes Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Wythenshawe Hospital | 420 m |
| Police station | Wythenshawe Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 920 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,810 m² | 770 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,150 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Broomwood Park 1.0 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wythenshawe Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.3 km north-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wythenshawe Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north-east |
| Stamford Park, Altrincham | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fairywell Wood | Wood | 140 m south-west |
| Broom Wood | Wood | 730 m north-west |
| Princes Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Baguley Bottoms | Valley | 1.9 km east |
| King George V Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km west |
| Gatley Hill | Hill | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Claverton Road.