M20 2RL

Didsbury West · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Manchester
Postcode district
M20
Postcode sector
M20 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M20 2RU 28 m
M20 2RB 59 m
M20 6UG 89 m
M20 6UJ 89 m
M20 2DB 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M20 2RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 July 2012
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M20
Postcode sector
M20 2
Latitude
53.413858
Longitude
-2.233107
British National Grid easting
384,603
British National Grid northing
390,807

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Manchester · E08000003
Parish or community
E43000157
Westminster constituency
Manchester Withington · E14001354
Output area
E00026203
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 043F · E01005177
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 043 · E02001087

Postcode source versions

Explore M20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
147
Primary
91
Secondary
21
  1. Didsbury CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    270 m
  2. Beaver Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    552 m
  3. St Catherine's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    756 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M20 2 residents
11,624

Age bands in M20 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.4%

1,316 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,314 residents

Age 25 to 44
44.3%

5,111 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.1%

2,435 residents

Age 65 and over
11.8%

1,362 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

46

within 5 km straight-line

  • BARLOW MEDICAL CENTRE

    828 WILMSLOW ROAD, DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER, M20 2RN

    ODS code P84034

    135 m

  • KINGSWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    720 BURNAGE LANE, MANCHESTER, M19 1UG

    ODS code P84022

    1.5 km

  • HEATON MERSEY MED.PRACT.

    460 DIDSBURY ROAD, HEATON MERSEY, STOCKPORT, SK4 3BT

    ODS code P88008

    1.9 km

  • WITHINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WITHINGTON HEALTH CENTRE, 535 WILMSLOW ROAD, MANCHESTER, M20 4BA

    ODS code P84665

    1.9 km

  • DIDSBURY MEDICAL CENTRE - DR WHITAKER

    1 THE AVENUE, DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER, M20 2ER

    ODS code P84678

    2.1 km

  • LADYBARN GROUP PRACTICE

    54 BRIARFIELD ROAD, WITHINGTON, MANCHESTER, M20 4SS

    ODS code P84017

    2.2 km

  • GATLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLD HALL ROAD, GATLEY, CHEADLE, SK8 4DG

    ODS code P88024

    2.2 km

  • NORTHENDEN GROUP PRACTICE

    489 PALATINE ROAD, NORTHENDEN, MANCHESTER, M22 4DH

    ODS code P84012

    2.3 km

  • THE BORCHARDT MEDICAL CENTRE

    62 WHITCHURCH ROAD, WITHINGTON, MANCHESTER, M20 1EB

    ODS code P84010

    2.3 km

  • CHEADLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 ASHFIELD CRESCENT, CHEADLE, SK8 1BH

    ODS code P88020

    2.6 km

  • MAULDETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    112 MAULDETH ROAD, FALLOWFIELD, MANCHESTER, M14 6SQ

    ODS code P84018

    2.7 km

  • CARITAS GENERAL PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP

    262 STOCKPORT ROAD, CHEADLE HEATH, STOCKPORT, SK3 0RQ

    ODS code P88013

    3.0 km

  • PRINCESS ROAD SURGERY

    471-475 PRINCESS ROAD, WITHINGTON, MANCHESTER, M20 1BH

    ODS code P84056

    3.0 km

  • FALLOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    75 LADYBARN LANE, FALLOWFIELD, MANCHESTER, M14 6YL

    ODS code P84639

    3.1 km

  • DAVID MEDICAL CENTRE

    274 BARLOW MOOR ROAD, CHORLTON CUM HARDY, MANCHESTER, M21 8HA

    ODS code P84066

    3.1 km

  • BODEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LADYBARN LANE, FALLOWFIELD, MANCHESTER, M14 6WP

    ODS code P84035

    3.2 km

  • BENCHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BENCHILL ONE STOP MEDICAL CENTRE, 171 BROWNLEY ROAD, MANCHESTER, M22 9UH

    ODS code P84029

    3.4 km

  • RK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    171 BROWNLEY ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 9UH

    ODS code P84014

    3.4 km

  • NORTHERN MOOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    216 WYTHENSHAWE ROAD, NORTHERN MOOR, MANCHESTER, M23 0PH

    ODS code P84651

    3.5 km

  • THE ALEXANDRA PRACTICE

    365 WILBRAHAM ROAD, WHALLEY RANGE, MANCHESTER, M16 8NG

    ODS code P84650

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Grange Lane

    BCT · Didsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Beaver Road Junior School

    BCT · Didsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Grange Lane

    BCT · Didsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Beaver Road Junior School

    BCT · Didsbury

    0.2 miles
  • Didsbury Village

    BCT · Didsbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 043F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,303 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

147 open schools are in scope, including 91 primary and 21 secondary schools. Didsbury CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 270 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 1 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.