M21 postcode area guide — Manchester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M21 postcode district in Manchester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M21
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97.9%
Gigabit-capable
97.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M21 postcode district (Manchester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 706 postcodes Ofcom measures in M21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97.3%.
Around 0% of premises in M21 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in M21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M21 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| M21 0AB | 80% | 60% |
| M21 0AE | 100% | 93.3% |
| M21 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| M21 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| M21 0AS | 100% | 100% |
| M21 0AT | 100% | 100% |
| M21 0AU | 100% | 100% |
| M21 0AW | 100% | 100% |
| M21 0AX | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Manchester
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Manchester district (262,589 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in M21
Based on 333 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M21 is £420,000, up 9.1% on the previous year (£385,000).
Detached
£610,000
9 sales
Semi-detached
£500,000
131 sales
Terraced
£430,000
117 sales
Flat / maisonette
£225,333
66 sales
Latest recorded sales in M21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £232,000 | Flat | New Barns Avenue | M21 7DG |
| 22 May 2026 | £57,380 | Terraced | Oswald Road | M21 9GE |
| 21 May 2026 | £382,500 | Terraced | Higson Avenue | M21 9EP |
| 20 May 2026 | £179,000 | Semi-detached | Claude Road | M21 8BZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £395,000 | Semi-detached | Darley Avenue | M21 7HS |
| 8 May 2026 | £476,000 | Semi-detached | Morville Road | M21 0UG |
| 6 May 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced | Needham Avenue | M21 8AA |
| 6 May 2026 | £241,000 | Flat | Finney Drive | M21 9DS |
| 1 May 2026 | £449,500 | Terraced | Eleanor Road | M21 9FZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Hardy Lane | M21 7JY |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Manchester demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Manchester district (551,937 residents, 214,730 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.7% |
| 15–29 | 35.9% |
| 30–44 | 19.7% |
| 45–64 | 14.3% |
| 65+ | 9.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 37.2% |
| Private rented | 32.5% |
| Social rented | 18.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around M21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chorlton High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,532 | M21 7SL |
| CHS South | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,177 | M21 7SX |
| Loreto High School Chorlton | Secondary | 11–16 | 742 | M21 7SW |
| Chorlton Park Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 683 | M21 7HH |
| Oswald Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 656 | M21 9PL |
| Brookburn Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 427 | M21 8EH |
| Barlow Hall Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 231 | M21 7JG |
| Chorlton CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 227 | M21 9JA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in M21
250 rated food businesses operate in M21. 149 hold the top rating of 5, 38 are rated 4, and 16 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Casa de Moor Chorlton, Chorlton Sports and Social Club, Epicerie Ludo, Fonzies, Green Apple Mini Market.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M21
From a sample of 203 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 M21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 23% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
0%
Band C
22%
Band D
37%
Band E
30%
Band F
7%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Manchester
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.