Wythenshawe
Wythenshawe is covered by postcode districts M22, M23, M33, M90, SK8, SK9 and 1 more. It is mostly in the Manchester council area: 2,006 of its 2,266 postcodes. The others are in Stockport, Trafford and Cheshire East.
Every postcode in Wythenshawe, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 26
- At medium risk at worst: 51
- At low risk at worst: 30
- At very low risk only: 28
- Not on the at-risk list: 2,131
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 2,266 postcodes in Wythenshawe that ONS places, 26 have a home or business at high risk, 51 are at medium risk at worst, 30 are at low risk at worst, 28 are at very low risk only and 2,131 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.3888, longitude -2.2667. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
26 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
- 41 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. M22 4QH, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 8 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. M22 9RL, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 8 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. M22 9RT, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 8 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. M23 0AT, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. M23 9PW, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
What is it like to live in Wythenshawe?
Homes sold for a typical £273,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.2% on the 12 months before. At 2,123 of the 2,239 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 588 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 135 of its 2,266 postcodes. It has 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes, or more. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Gatley, 2.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Wythenshawe?
Homes in Wythenshawe sold for a typical £273,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 700 sales, up 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £265,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £273,500
▲ up 3.2% on the 12 months before
Across the whole M22 district, Wythenshawe's main postcode district: a typical £250,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Wythenshawe: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Wythenshawe?
41 of the 2,266 postcodes now in use in Wythenshawe came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 11 of the 892 homes sold in Wythenshawe were newly built (1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the M22 district, 0%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Wythenshawe | Across the M22 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 700 (0%) | 0 of 300 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 11 of 892 (1%) | 0 of 380 (0%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Wythenshawe?
Ofcom reports on 2,239 of the 2,266 postcodes in Wythenshawe. At 2,123 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Wythenshawe at risk of flooding?
135 of the 2,266 postcodes in Wythenshawe have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 588 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Wythenshawe?
The open schools at the postcodes in Wythenshawe (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School400 m 370 pupils, 377 places
- Haveley Hey Community School450 m 413 pupils, 432 places
- Benchill Primary School550 m 479 pupils, 574 places
- Newall Green Primary School850 m 577 pupils, 780 places
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School950 m 256 pupils, 249 places
- Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School1.3 km 157 pupils, 156 places
- Baguley Hall Primary School1.4 km 472 pupils, 577 places
- Crossacres Primary Academy1.4 km 704 pupils, 420 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Wythenshawe?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Wythenshawe is Gatley Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.
- Gatley Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
- Manchester Airport Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
- Heald Green Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
- Benchill (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 700 mWalk
- Crossacres (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 900 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Wythenshawe?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Wythenshawe, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Benchill Medical Practice750 m
- Rk Medical Practice750 m
- Cornishway Group Practice1.0 km
- Peel Hall Medical Centre1.0 km
- Bowland Medical Practice1.3 km
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Wythenshawe safe? Crime recorded around it
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Wythenshawe. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Wythenshawe?
- Councils
- Manchester (2,006), Stockport (241), Trafford (12) and 1 other
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Wythenshawe and Sale East (2,006), Cheadle (241), Altrincham and Sale West (12) and 1 other
- Police force areas
- Greater Manchester (2,259) and Cheshire (7)
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Wythenshawe
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell the council about council tax Councils A to Z
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Wythenshawe
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Wythenshawe postcodes
2,266 postcodes in use in Wythenshawe, by district:
Those districts are in the M postcode area, SK postcode area and WA postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Wythenshawe
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Wythenshawe's £273,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Wythenshawe
- What is it like to live in Wythenshawe?
- Homes sold for a typical £273,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.2% on the 12 months before. At 2,123 of the 2,239 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 588 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 135 of its 2,266 postcodes. It has 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes, or more. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Gatley, 2.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Wythenshawe?
- Wythenshawe is covered by postcode districts M22, M23, M33, M90, SK8, SK9 and 1 more, across 2,266 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Wythenshawe?
- Homes in Wythenshawe sold for a typical £273,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 700 sales, up 3.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Wythenshawe?
- In Wythenshawe, primary schools at its postcodes include Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Haveley Hey Community School and Benchill Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Piper Hill High School, Saint Paul's Catholic High School and Manchester Enterprise Academy. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Wythenshawe have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Wythenshawe is Gatley, 2.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Wythenshawe?
- Ofcom reports on 2,239 of the 2,266 postcodes in Wythenshawe. At 2,123 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Wythenshawe at risk of flooding?
- 135 of the 2,266 postcodes in Wythenshawe have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 588 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Wythenshawe?
- 41 of the 2,266 postcodes now in use in Wythenshawe came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 11 of the 892 homes sold in Wythenshawe were newly built (1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the M22 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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