M23 postcode area guide — Manchester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M23 postcode district in Manchester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M23
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
96.3%
Gigabit-capable
96.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M23 postcode district (Manchester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 818 postcodes Ofcom measures in M23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96.1%.
Around 0% of premises in M23 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 M23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M23 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| M23 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| M23 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| M23 0AE | 93.8% | 87.5% |
| M23 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| M23 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| M23 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| M23 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| M23 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| M23 0AN | 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 M23
Based on 247 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M23 is £264,000, up 1.5% on the previous year (£260,000).
Detached
£385,000
29 sales
Semi-detached
£280,000
93 sales
Terraced
£255,500
82 sales
Flat / maisonette
£169,000
42 sales
Latest recorded sales in M23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Sledmoor Road | M23 0NU |
| 15 May 2026 | £268,500 | Terraced | Wythenshawe Road | M23 9DE |
| 13 May 2026 | £345,000 | Detached | Appleford Avenue | M23 2BB |
| 7 May 2026 | £49,950 | Semi-detached | Downham Walk | M23 9DG |
| 2 May 2026 | £306,000 | Semi-detached | Highdales Road | M23 2YW |
| 1 May 2026 | £125,000 | Flat | Altrincham Road | M23 9AA |
| 1 May 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | Chartwell Drive | M23 9PG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £680,000 | Detached | Ferndown Road | M23 9AW |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £462,000 | Detached | Wadebridge Avenue | M23 9LS |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Ninfield Road | M23 2ZG |
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 M23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul's Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 933 | M23 2YS |
| Dixons Brooklands Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 913 | M23 9BP |
| Newall Green Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 577 | M23 2YH |
| Baguley Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 472 | M23 1LB |
| Rack House Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 460 | M23 0BT |
| Sandilands Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 395 | M23 9JX |
| Button Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 385 | M23 0ND |
| Dixons Newall Green Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 364 | M23 2SX |
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 M23
146 rated food businesses operate in M23. 96 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Cafe Deli, The Bideford Community Centre, Tree of Life Centre, B & M Bargains.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M23
From a sample of 340 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 M23 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
36%
Band D
55%
Band E
7%
Band F
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
Landlines around M23 typically use:
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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.