Which has the lower district median?
Levenshulme: £273,200. Prestwich: £290,500.
Levenshulme is lower in this 24-month sample.
Levenshulme (M19) or Prestwich (M25): an area comparison
Levenshulme has the lower recorded-sale median by £17,300. 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?
Levenshulme: 10. Prestwich: 13 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: M19 118, M25 131. mapped green-space sites: M19 40, M25 0.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £17,300 across the 24-month samples. That gives Levenshulme the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Levenshulme has 10 registered schools, 40 mapped green-space sites and 118 bus nodes. Prestwich has 13, 0 and 131 respectively.
District prices
M19 recorded 694 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £273,200. The £285,121 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
M25 recorded 650 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £290,500. The £319,023 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
M19
- Median recorded sale
- £273,200
- Average recorded sale
- £285,121
- Recorded sales
- 694 (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.
M25
- Median recorded sale
- £290,500
- Average recorded sale
- £319,023
- Recorded sales
- 650 (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 4,407 reports from 2018-07 to 2019-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,840, or 41.8% of the total.
Police.uk records 3,180 reports from 2018-07 to 2019-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,165, or 36.6% of the total.
M19
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 4,407
- Selected report-category share
- 1,840 (41.8%)
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.
M25
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 3,180
- Selected report-category share
- 1,165 (36.6%)
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. M19 has a median of 2.0. 78.9% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 2.3% 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. M25 has a median of 5.0. 24.7% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 20.7% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
M19
- Median IMD decile
- 2.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 78.9%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 2.3%
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.
M25
- Median IMD decile
- 5.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 24.7%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 20.7%
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 M19. 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 M25. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
M19
- Registered school sites
- 10 (Primary: 8, Secondary: 2)
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.
M25
- Registered school sites
- 13 (Primary: 9, Secondary: 4)
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 40 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 78.77 hectares, including 6 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 0 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 0.00 hectares, including 0 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
M19
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 40
- Mapped site area
- 78.77 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.
M25
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 0
- Mapped site area
- 0.00 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 0
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 801 postcode units. 111 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 186 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 809 postcode units. 53 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 100 have medium-risk surroundings.
M19
- Postcode units in source
- 801
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 111
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 186
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.
M25
- Postcode units in source
- 809
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 53
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 100
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 14.5 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 13.6 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
M19
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 14.5 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.
M25
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 13.6 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 118 active bus nodes and 10 rail, metro or tram nodes across M19. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 131 active bus nodes and 10 rail, metro or tram nodes across M25. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
M19
- Active bus access nodes
- 118
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 10
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.
M25
- Active bus access nodes
- 131
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 10
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.
M19
- 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.
M25
- 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 107 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 24 serious and 83 slight.
DfT records 96 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 1 fatal, 19 serious and 76 slight.
M19
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 107
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 24
- Slight
- 83
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.
M25
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 96
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 19
- Slight
- 76
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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