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Area guide: Didsbury

Didsbury is six miles south of the city centre. It's between Kingsway and Wilmslow Road (the A34), with excellent transport to Manchester, surrounding suburbs and out to Cheshire.

Living in Didsbury

Didsbury is a mixed neighbourhood with traditional residential family areas alongside younger, vibrant communities. There are lots of local shops and small supermarkets, and a larger Tesco store in nearby Parrs Wood.

Didsbury village has a choice of bars and restaurants, as well as banks, a post office and library. There are very frequent buses along Wilmslow Road to Manchester and the universities. Railway stations at East Didsbury and Burnage offer frequent trains to Manchester and the airport.

There's access to the river meadows and parks of the Mersey valley; and the entertainment centre at Parrs Wood offers a multi-screen cinema, numerous restaurants, ten-pin bowling, a modern gym and a range of other excellent leisure facilities for adults and children.

Homes to rent in Didsbury

There are around 600 homes rented out by not-for-profit landlords like housing associations and housing trusts. See homes here street-by-street.

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Availability of homes

Your chance of a home depends on your circumstances and on how often homes become available. The graph shows average availability here. Compare availability to other areas.
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graph showing availaility of homes in Didsbury
graph key: blue box Singles/couples: 16 to 40
Availability: extremely low
graph key: orange box Singles/couples: 40 to 60
Availability: low
graph key: green box Singles/couples: over 60
Availability: below average
graph key: purple box Family/adult groups: 2 beds
Availability: very low
graph key: navy box Family/adult groups: 3 beds
Availability: extremely low
graph key: red box Family/adult groups: 4+ beds
Availability: extremely low
map showing location of Didsbury in Manchester

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