Which has the lower district median?
Didsbury and Withington: £348,550. Sale: £375,750.
Didsbury and Withington is lower in this 24-month sample.
Didsbury and Withington (M20) or Sale (M33): an area comparison
Didsbury and Withington has the lower recorded-sale median by £27,200. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
Didsbury and Withington: 13. Sale: 21 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: M20 190, M33 205. mapped green-space sites: M20 59, M33 104.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £27,200 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.
Didsbury and Withington has 13 registered schools, 59 mapped green-space sites and 190 bus nodes. Sale has 21, 104 and 205 respectively.
District prices
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.
M33 recorded 1,398 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £375,750. The £421,561 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
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.
M33
- Median recorded sale
- £375,750
- Average recorded sale
- £421,561
- Recorded sales
- 1,398 (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 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.
Police.uk records 4,607 reports from 2018-07 to 2019-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,966, or 42.7% of the total.
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.
M33
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 4,607
- Selected report-category share
- 1,966 (42.7%)
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. 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.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. M33 has a median of 9.0. 6.4% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 62.2% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
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.
M33
- Median IMD decile
- 9.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 6.4%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 62.2%
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.
Schools
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.
The register lists 21 open establishments in M33. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
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.
M33
- Registered school sites
- 21 (Primary: 18, 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 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.
OS maps 104 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 209.41 hectares, including 13 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
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.
M33
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 104
- Mapped site area
- 209.41 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 13
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 1,133 postcode units. 101 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 212 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 1,611 postcode units. 66 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 149 have medium-risk surroundings.
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.
M33
- Postcode units in source
- 1,611
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 66
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 149
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 13.8 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 12.4 µg/m³. 99.3% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
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.
M33
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 12.4 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 99.3%
- 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 190 active bus nodes and 24 rail, metro or tram nodes across M20. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 205 active bus nodes and 18 rail, metro or tram nodes across M33. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
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.
M33
- Active bus access nodes
- 205
- 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.
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.
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.
M33
- 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 121 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 3 fatal, 37 serious and 81 slight.
DfT records 102 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 4 fatal, 31 serious and 67 slight.
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.
M33
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 102
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 31
- Slight
- 67
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
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- 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.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
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