Wythenshawe
Wythenshawe is a town in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 85,000. It has two GP surgeries, one pharmacy, one supermarket, around 8 restaurants and cafés, and 69 bus stops, with Gatley station 2.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wythenshawe area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Manchester area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 551,937 residents at roughly 4,773 people per km².
- Council
- Manchester
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Police force
- Greater Manchester
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 291st of 294 English council areas — better than 1% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 13° / 8° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:31
9h 18m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
712 reported road collisions (2025)
261 killed or seriously injured · 848 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
442 food businesses within 2 miles
- 343 rated 4–5 ★ (291 top)
- 10 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Manchester Airport (1.7 km)
- 70 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Manchester Airport (2.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£256,760 average▲ 2.1% YoY
Across Manchester · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,373 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,003
- 2 bed £1,233
- 3 bed £1,433
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.1 times median annual pay (6.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
4,637 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (7.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (11.1 km)
28 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
66 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: GMEV PAYG Charge Point (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms2
- Sports pitches45
- Playgrounds16
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
551,937 residents in Manchester · 4,773/km²
- Under 16: 21%
- 16–64: 70%
- 65+: 9%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK59,941
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK71,756
- Net moves−11,815
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 2 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
41% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,312 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (55% of 252,780)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
219 schools · 96,378 pupils
136 primary · 30 secondary · 53 other
Ofsted: 57 of 75 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (76%)
187 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Co-op Academy Belle VueOutstanding
- Didsbury High SchoolOutstanding
- CHS SouthGood
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, ManchesterGood
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, ManchesterGood
- Manchester AcademyGood
- Manchester Communication AcademyGood
- Manchester Enterprise Academy CentralGood
- Saint Paul's Catholic High SchoolGood
- Trinity CofE High SchoolGood
- Cedar Mount AcademyRequires improvement
- Loreto High School ChorltonRequires improvement
- The King David High SchoolRequires improvement
- Burnage Academy for Boys
- Chorlton High School
- Co-op Academy Manchester
- Co-op Academy North Manchester
- Dean Trust Ardwick
- Dixons Brooklands Academy
- Dixons Newall Green Academy
- Levenshulme High School
- Manchester Enterprise Academy
- Our Lady's RC High School
- Parrs Wood High School
- St Matthew's RC High School
- St Peter's RC High School
- The Barlow RC High School
- The East Manchester Academy
- Whalley Range 11-18 High School
- Wright Robinson College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Manchester
Care & health services
591 CQC-registered services
- Care homes88
- GP practices141
- Dentists142
- Homecare agencies124
- Hospitals & hospices19
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Manchester
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
403 applications decided
92.8% granted · 374 granted, 29 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Mike Kane
Labour
Wythenshawe and Sale East
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 64
- LD 4
- Grn 21
- Ref 7
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools15
- GPs & clinics5
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens13
- Restaurants & cafés31
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
29,740 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
140 jobs advertised · £36,812 avg
e.g. Teaching Assistant Level 2 SAN, Clinical Negligence Solicitor, Assistant Accountant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£716 median full-time weekly pay
6.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£19,885 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
54% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 339,861 certificates
14% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
70% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 38% · Wind 31% · Gas 21% · Imports 9%
84 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 81.1 yrs women · 77.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 57.7 women · 56.7 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.0
- Feeling worthwhile7.3
- Happiness yesterday6.8
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
14 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in M22
- Northenden Group Practice
- Rk Medical Practice
- Peel Hall Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wythenshawe and Sale East:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth258 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND257 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills131 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately130 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK124 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Wythenshawe FM · 0.0 km
Wythenshawe FM 97.2, also known as WFM, is a community radio station broadcasting primarily to Wythenshawe, Manchester and the surrounding south Manchester area. It is recognised as the first station of its type in th…
Wythenshawe Town Centre tram stop · 0.1 kmWythenshawe Town Centre is a tram stop on the Manchester Metrolink Airport Line. It opened on 3 November 2014. It is in Wythenshawe town centre next to shops, the library and Wythenshawe Forum. A new Wythenshawe bus s…
Woodhouse Park · 0.3 kmWoodhouse Park is an area of Wythenshawe in south Manchester, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 13,519.
- Poundswick Grammar School · 0.3 km
Poundswick Grammar School or PGS was a mainstream secondary school in the Poundswick Corridor of "Wythenshawe" and at its peak had over 500 pupils.
William Temple Memorial Church, Wythenshawe · 0.3 kmWilliam Temple Memorial Church is a parish church in Wythenshawe, Manchester, dedicated to the bishop William Temple.
Wythenshawe Interchange · 0.4 kmWythenshawe Interchange serves the Wythenshawe area of the Manchester metropolitan borough, in Greater Manchester, England. It is operated by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), under the Bee Network brand.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wythenshawe?
- Wythenshawe is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Manchester local authority.
- How deprived is Wythenshawe?
- The Manchester local authority, which includes Wythenshawe, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.