M20 5LS

Didsbury East · Manchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Manchester
Postcode district
M20
Postcode sector
M20 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M20 5LR 36 m
M20 5LL 86 m
M20 5LD 90 m
M20 5LA 156 m
M20 5HJ 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M20 5LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 March 2019
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M20
Postcode sector
M20 5
Latitude
53.413653
Longitude
-2.227900
British National Grid easting
384,949
British National Grid northing
390,783

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
E00026204
Lower layer super output area
Manchester 045C · E01005169
Middle layer super output area
Manchester 045 · E02001089

Postcode source versions

Explore M20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
146
Primary
92
Secondary
19
  1. Didsbury CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    322 m
  2. Beaver Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    450 m
  3. St Catherine's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    471 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M20 5 residents
4,701

Age bands in M20 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

820 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

474 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.7%

1,448 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

1,117 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

711 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

42

within 5 km straight-line

  • BARLOW MEDICAL CENTRE

    828 WILMSLOW ROAD, DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER, M20 2RN

    ODS code P84034

    241 m

  • KINGSWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    720 BURNAGE LANE, MANCHESTER, M19 1UG

    ODS code P84022

    1.2 km

  • HEATON MERSEY MED.PRACT.

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

    ODS code P88008

    1.5 km

  • WITHINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84665

    1.9 km

  • LADYBARN GROUP PRACTICE

    54 BRIARFIELD ROAD, WITHINGTON, MANCHESTER, M20 4SS

    ODS code P84017

    2.0 km

  • GATLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLD HALL ROAD, GATLEY, CHEADLE, SK8 4DG

    ODS code P88024

    2.3 km

  • DIDSBURY MEDICAL CENTRE - DR WHITAKER

    1 THE AVENUE, DIDSBURY, MANCHESTER, M20 2ER

    ODS code P84678

    2.3 km

  • THE BORCHARDT MEDICAL CENTRE

    62 WHITCHURCH ROAD, WITHINGTON, MANCHESTER, M20 1EB

    ODS code P84010

    2.4 km

  • CHEADLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 ASHFIELD CRESCENT, CHEADLE, SK8 1BH

    ODS code P88020

    2.4 km

  • MAULDETH MEDICAL CENTRE

    112 MAULDETH ROAD, FALLOWFIELD, MANCHESTER, M14 6SQ

    ODS code P84018

    2.5 km

  • NORTHENDEN GROUP PRACTICE

    489 PALATINE ROAD, NORTHENDEN, MANCHESTER, M22 4DH

    ODS code P84012

    2.6 km

  • CARITAS GENERAL PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code P88013

    2.7 km

  • FALLOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    75 LADYBARN LANE, FALLOWFIELD, MANCHESTER, M14 6YL

    ODS code P84639

    3.0 km

  • BODEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LADYBARN LANE, FALLOWFIELD, MANCHESTER, M14 6WP

    ODS code P84035

    3.1 km

  • PRINCESS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P84056

    3.2 km

  • DAVID MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P84066

    3.4 km

  • HEATON MOOR MEDICAL GROUP

    32 HEATON MOOR ROAD, STOCKPORT, SK4 4NX

    ODS code P88026

    3.4 km

  • BENCHILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84029

    3.5 km

  • RK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    171 BROWNLEY ROAD, WYTHENSHAWE, MANCHESTER, M22 9UH

    ODS code P84014

    3.5 km

  • STOCKPORT MEDICAL GROUP

    1-3 AVONDALE ROAD, EDGELEY, STOCKPORT, SK3 9NX

    ODS code P88632

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 42 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Beaver Road Junior School

    BCT · Didsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Beaver Road Junior School

    BCT · Didsbury

    0.2 miles
  • Grange Lane

    BCT · Didsbury

    0.2 miles
  • Didsbury Village (Manchester Metrolink)

    PLT · Didsbury

    0.2 miles
  • Didsbury Village (Manchester Metrolink)

    MET · Didsbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Manchester 045C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,104 of 33,755

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

146 open schools are in scope, including 92 primary and 19 secondary schools. Didsbury CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 322 m.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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