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Postcode · West Didsbury · Manchester · North West

M21 7UL

Part of Manchester 039C in West Didsbury.

M21 7UL is a postcode in West Didsbury, Manchester that skews 18–34 year-old and social-rent dominant. Median rent sits at £1,347 a month, up 2.8% on the year, with council tax in band A adding roughly £193/mo. Safety ranks in the top decile of UK sub-areas (0th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

M21 7UL in Manchester · nearest rail Burnage

Median rent
£1,347
local area median
Council tax
£2,312
Band D, all-in
EPC median
C
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
84/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Manchester 039C skews 18–34 and is social rent dominant. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent9%Owner-occupied28%Social rent60%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household754
Single-person households39%
Couples with children16%
Lone-parent households22%
Age profile
Under 1826%18–3427%35–4920%50–6418%65+9%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health78%
Born in the UK73%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in M21 7UL?

M21 7UL sits inside Manchester 039C, part of the wider West Didsbury neighbourhood in Manchester. The area skews 18–34, and social rent dominant.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £1,347/mo, up 2.8% on the year. Council tax is band A, costing roughly £132/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Pros and cons of this area

Strengths and trade-offs are best read from the dimensional ranks on this page. Transport links here score in the upper band relative to all UK sub-areas — a meaningful plus for commuters.

Editorial copy will replace this scaffold once the team has reviewed the postcode in person — until then the data tabs above are the authoritative reference.

Who is M21 7UL for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The renter base skews young-professional — flat shares, single-occupancy 1-beds and small 2-beds dominate the listing mix.

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