Property Diligence

Chorlton (M21) or Didsbury and Withington (M20): an area comparison

Didsbury and Withington has the lower recorded-sale median by £61,450. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.

The short answer

Which has the lower district median?

Chorlton: £410,000. Didsbury and Withington: £348,550.

Didsbury and Withington is lower in this 24-month sample.

Which has the broader school register?

Chorlton: 10. Didsbury and Withington: 13 open establishments.

This is the size of each district's registered school base.

How does everyday access compare?

Bus nodes: M21 95, M20 190. mapped green-space sites: M21 50, M20 59.

These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.

The broad price gap is £61,450 across the 24-month samples. That gives Didsbury and Withington the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.

Chorlton has 10 registered schools, 50 mapped green-space sites and 95 bus nodes. Didsbury and Withington has 13, 59 and 190 respectively.

District prices

M21 recorded 653 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £410,000. The £441,489 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.

M20 recorded 1,200 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £348,550. The £408,668 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.

M21

Median recorded sale
£410,000
Average recorded sale
£441,489
Recorded sales
653 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted

Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.

M20

Median recorded sale
£348,550
Average recorded sale
£408,668
Recorded sales
1,200 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted

Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.

Crime and serious-crime share

Police.uk records 3,059 reports from 2018-07 to 2019-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,116, or 36.5% of the total.

Police.uk records 5,555 reports from 2018-07 to 2019-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 2,227, or 40.1% of the total.

M21

Reported crime, 12 months
3,059
Selected report-category share
1,116 (36.5%)
data.police.uk historical street-level crime archive — Greater Manchester Police. 2018-07 to 2019-06; last complete 12-month GMP period before the July 2019 supply gap. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.

M20

Reported crime, 12 months
5,555
Selected report-category share
2,227 (40.1%)
data.police.uk historical street-level crime archive — Greater Manchester Police. 2018-07 to 2019-06; last complete 12-month GMP period before the July 2019 supply gap. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.

Local-area deprivation context

IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. M21 has a median of 6.0. 17.7% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 11.2% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.

IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. M20 has a median of 7.0. 24.8% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 41.0% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.

M21

Median IMD decile
6.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3
17.7%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10
11.2%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.

M20

Median IMD decile
7.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3
24.8%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10
41.0%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.

Schools

The register lists 10 open establishments in M21. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.

The register lists 13 open establishments in M20. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.

M21

Registered school sites
10 (Primary: 7, Secondary: 3)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.

M20

Registered school sites
13 (Primary: 10, Secondary: 3)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.

Green space and outdoor sport

OS maps 50 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 184.87 hectares, including 6 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.

OS maps 59 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 222.09 hectares, including 10 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.

M21

Mapped OS green-space sites
50
Mapped site area
184.87 ha
Public parks or gardens
6
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.

M20

Mapped OS green-space sites
59
Mapped site area
222.09 ha
Public parks or gardens
10
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.

Flood context

The source covers 738 postcode units. 37 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 103 have medium-risk surroundings.

The source covers 1,133 postcode units. 101 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 212 have medium-risk surroundings.

M21

Postcode units in source
738
Units with high-risk surroundings
37
Units with medium-risk surroundings
103
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.

M20

Postcode units in source
1,133
Units with high-risk surroundings
101
Units with medium-risk surroundings
212
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.

Air quality

The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 13.7 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.

The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 13.8 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.

M21

Median annual mean NO₂
13.7 µg/m³
Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
100.0%
Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.

M20

Median annual mean NO₂
13.8 µg/m³
Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
100.0%
Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.

Transport access nodes

NaPTAN contains 95 active bus nodes and 18 rail, metro or tram nodes across M21. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.

NaPTAN contains 190 active bus nodes and 24 rail, metro or tram nodes across M20. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.

M21

Active bus access nodes
95
Active rail, metro or tram nodes
18
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.

M20

Active bus access nodes
190
Active rail, metro or tram nodes
24
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.

Broadband availability

The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.

The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.

M21

Median maximum advertised download
1,000 Mbit/s
Median full-fibre availability
100.0%
Median gigabit availability
100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. median across postcode units.

M20

Median maximum advertised download
1,000 Mbit/s
Median full-fibre availability
100.0%
Median gigabit availability
100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. median across postcode units.

Road safety

DfT records 62 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 1 fatal, 11 serious and 50 slight.

DfT records 121 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 3 fatal, 37 serious and 81 slight.

M21

Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
62
Fatal
1
Serious
11
Slight
50
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.

M20

Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
121
Fatal
3
Serious
37
Slight
81
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted

Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.

Sources and method

For an address-specific desk check, Property Diligence’s paid report adds the more detailed property-level information available from public sources.