UK Property Check

UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/m

House prices in the M postcode area, Manchester

Homes in the M postcode area sold for a median of £250,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 25,457 standard sales.

That is 11% above the £225,000 median for the North West, where most of the area lies.

Median sale price£250,00025,457 standard sales
Middle half of prices£190,000 to £338,000
Change since 2016+69%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Prices over time

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 69%, from £151,000 in 2016 to £254,500 in 2025, the biggest rise of the 105 postcode areas in England and Wales.

Districts ranked by median price

The dearest district was M21 (mostly Chorlton Park ward), at £415,000, and the cheapest was M38 (mostly Little Hulton ward), at £180,000. The dearest median is 2.3 times the cheapest.

The next dearest were M33 (Sale) and M20 (Manchester), and the next cheapest M46 (mostly Atherton North ward), M18 (mostly Gorton & Abbey Hey ward), M11 (mostly Clayton & Openshaw ward) and M8 (mostly Cheetham ward).

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Each dot is a postcode district in the M area, placed at the centre of its postcodes and shaded by the median price of its standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026. The ranked list below gives the same figures.

Post towns in the M area, by number of sales: Manchester (34 districts), Salford (M3, M5, M6, M7, M50), Sale (M33).

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. M21Manchester, 698 sales£415,000£4,806+9%
  2. M33Sale, 1,548 sales£389,000£4,128−1%
  3. M20Manchester, 1,310 sales£350,000£4,283+6%
  4. M41Manchester, 1,036 sales£341,000£3,827+6%
  5. M16Manchester, 560 sales£300,000£3,508+23%
  6. M25Manchester, 701 sales£297,500£3,597+3%
  7. M32Manchester, 569 sales£290,000£3,405+1%
  8. M28Manchester, 1,241 sales£285,000£3,465+2%
  9. M19Manchester, 674 sales£280,000£3,350+4%
  10. M45Manchester, 514 sales£274,000£2,982+7%
  11. M7Salford, 337 sales£270,000Too few−4%
  12. M23Manchester, 621 sales£270,000Too few0%
  13. M31Manchester, 240 sales£258,500Too few−3%
  14. M3Salford, 951 sales£255,000£5,264+17%
  15. M29Manchester, 655 sales£246,000£3,174+12%
  16. M22Manchester, 680 sales£245,000Too few+4%
  17. M4Manchester, 687 sales£241,500Too few−5%
  18. M27Manchester, 972 sales£240,000£2,7760%
  19. M30Manchester, 881 sales£240,000£3,101+6%
  20. M1Manchester, 369 sales£239,500Too few−19%
  21. M14Manchester, 406 sales£235,000Too few+2%
  22. M24Manchester, 1,173 sales£232,000£2,584+8%
  23. M44Manchester, 506 sales£230,000Too few+2%
  24. M34Manchester, 1,130 sales£225,500£3,0900%
  25. M13Manchester, 125 sales£225,000Too fewToo few
  26. M15Manchester, 491 sales£225,000Too few−19%
  27. M43Manchester, 472 sales£223,000£2,754+5%
  28. M35Manchester, 455 sales£220,000Too few+6%
  29. M40Manchester, 630 sales£210,000£2,712+8%
  30. M5Salford, 604 sales£207,500Too few−3%
  31. M6Salford, 875 sales£202,000£2,754+23%
  32. M9Manchester, 496 sales£200,000Too few+11%
  33. M26Manchester, 786 sales£200,000Too few+3%
  34. M50Salford, 294 sales£200,000Too few+1%
  35. M12Manchester, 139 sales£195,000Too fewToo few
  36. M8Manchester, 268 sales£190,000Too few−2%
  37. M11Manchester, 242 sales£190,000Too few−3%
  38. M18Manchester, 265 sales£190,000Too few+3%
  39. M46Manchester, 647 sales£190,000£2,396+1%
  40. M38Manchester, 202 sales£180,000Too few0%

1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.

From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in M16 (Manchester) and M6 (Salford), up 23%, and fell most in M1 (mostly Piccadilly ward) and M15 (mostly Hulme ward), down 19%.

Streets with the most standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026:

Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Framingham Road, Sale (M33, £845,000), Woodhouse Lane, Sale (M33, £616,000) and Nicolas Road, Chorlton cum Hardy (M21, semi-detached houses, £570,000).

The cheapest were Kersal Way, Salford (M7, flats, £71,000), Clippers Quay, Salford (M50, flats, £95,000) and Dalton Street, Manchester (M40, flats, £120,500).

Neighbouring postcode areas include BL (Bolton), OL (Oldham), SK (Stockport), WA (Warrington) and WN (Wigan).

Prices by property type

Standard sales in the M area, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached2,530£394,500£323,000 to £510,000£3,731/m²from 95 sales
Semi-detached9,270£282,000£230,000 to £360,000£3,350/m²from 321 sales
Terraced7,304£225,000£180,000 to £290,000£2,893/m²from 274 sales
Flats and maisonettes6,353£190,000£140,000 to £255,000£3,540/m²from 187 sales

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in the M area, at 36% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 29%.

Measured by floor area, homes in the M area sold for a median of £3,302 per m², 20% above the £2,763 across the North West as a whole.

Leasehold is common here: 51% of sales were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales, so check the years left on the lease and the charges early.

Council areas in the M postcode area

Within M, the median ran from £211,500 in Bolton to £335,000 in Trafford, counting council areas with at least 100 sales in the area (how postcode areas and council areas overlap).

Standard sales in the M area by council area, placed by postcode, September 2024 to August 2026
Council areaSales in MMedian in MWhole council area
Manchester8,708£252,500£252,500
Salford6,442£235,000£235,000
Trafford3,624£335,000£375,000
Bury1,918£257,500£250,000
Tameside1,602£225,000£220,000
Wigan1,378£221,500£200,000
Rochdale1,151£235,000£210,500
Oldham473£217,000£210,000
Bolton134£211,500£209,000
Stockport27£220,000£310,000

About these figures

The M figures come from 25,457 standard sales in 42 postcode districts across 10 council areas (how sales are placed). The busiest district was M33 (Sale), with 1,548 sales.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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