M21 postcode area

The M21 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bury, Manchester, Trafford. Area Scores range from 12 to 53 across them.

In summary

The M21 district contains both ends of the scale: Beech Road & Chorlton Meadows at 53 out of 100 (#3,220 of 6,856 in England) against Fallowfield West & Whalley Range South at 12, a 41-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 11 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £250,000 in Fallowfield West & Whalley Range South to £450,000 in Chorlton South — a 1.8× gap within the M21 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bury, Manchester and Trafford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Beech Road & Chorlton MeadowsManchester 3,22053 £408,500
Chorlton SouthManchester 3,24053 £450,000
Chorlton NorthManchester 3,33651 £426,125
West DidsburyManchester 3,39850 £327,505
Sale MoorTrafford 3,65947 £357,000
Prestwich EastBury 4,31037 £281,500
Stretford EastTrafford 4,36536 £325,000
Merseybank & Barlow MoorManchester 4,98227 £308,500
Whalley Range NorthManchester 5,47520 £310,000
Withington North & Old MoatManchester 5,68117 £287,250
Fallowfield West & Whalley Range SouthManchester 6,03012 £250,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M21.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.