Manchester is one of the busiest cities in the UK for Dixy Chicken searches. On the last twelve months of Google Trends data, “dixy chicken manchester” sits among the top city queries for the brand, level with Walsall, Newcastle and London, behind only Birmingham, Coventry, Blackburn and Derby.
No surprise there. Greater Manchester has one of the most crowded fried chicken markets in the country, and the North West keeps turning up in the brand’s search data, with Blackburn, Oswaldtwistle and Crewe all showing as notable or rising.
Every Dixy Chicken in Manchester
The Manchester council area has twelve Dixy shops on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) register, which we last checked on 24 September 2026. Here they are, with the current hygiene rating and the date of the last inspection. Click a rating to see the full inspection record.
| Shop | Address | Hygiene rating | Last inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixy Chicken | 135 Oxford Road, Manchester M1 7DY | 5 out of 5 | 24 Jan 2025 |
| Dixy Chicken | 38 Shudehill, Manchester M4 1EZ | 5 out of 5 | 28 Dec 2022 |
| Dixy Chicken | 23 Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre, 40 Bury Old Road, Manchester M8 5EL | 4 out of 5 | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Dixy Chicken | 26 Bury New Road, Manchester M8 8EL | 5 out of 5 | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Dixy Chicken | 582 Stockport Road, Manchester M13 0RQ | 4 out of 5 | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Dixy Chicken Rusholme | 9 Wilmslow Road, Manchester M14 5TB | 5 out of 5 | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Dixy Chicken | 5A Wilbraham Road, Manchester M14 6JS | 4 out of 5 | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Dixy Chicken | 935-937 Stockport Road, Manchester M19 3NP | 0 out of 5 | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Dixy Chicken | 450 Wilmslow Road, Manchester M21 0AG | 5 out of 5 | 19 Jul 2023 |
| Deluxe Fried Chicken also T/as Dixy Chicken | 109 Sale Road, Manchester M23 0BU | 2 out of 5 | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Dixy Chicken | 147 Greenbrow Road, Manchester M23 2DB | 3 out of 5 | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Dixy Chicken | 29 Old Church Street, Manchester M40 2JN | 5 out of 5 | 21 Mar 2024 |
Ratings run from 0 to 5, where 5 means very good hygiene and 3 is generally satisfactory. Of the Manchester shops, six scored 5, three scored 4, one scored 3, one scored 2 and one scored 0. The lowest was 935-937 Stockport Road, rated 0 in March 2026. It’s worth checking the rating for the exact address before you order, especially through a delivery app.
Elsewhere in Greater Manchester
There are six more Dixy shops within easy reach of Manchester.
| Area | Shop | Address | Hygiene rating | Last inspected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | Dixy Chicken | 24 Market Street, Bury BL9 0AJ | 3 out of 5 | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Bury | Dixy Chicken | 41 Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 1NR | 3 out of 5 | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Rochdale | Dixy Chicken | 2-4 Reed Hill, Rochdale, Lancashire OL16 1DF | 2 out of 5 | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Salford | Dixy Chicken | 216 Liverpool Road, Eccles M30 0PF | 1 out of 5 | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Stockport | Dixy Chicken | 288 Gorton Road, North Reddish, Stockport SK5 6RN | 1 out of 5 | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Sale | Dixy Chicken | 55a Washway Road, Sale M33 7AB | 5 out of 5 | 3 Dec 2025 |
Register checked on 24 September 2026. Takeaways open, close and change hands regularly, so confirm a shop is trading before you travel.
Dixy Chicken Manchester in the wider North West picture
Worth knowing: when people search “Manchester” they usually mean Greater Manchester, not the city centre. Salford, Oldham, Rochdale, Bolton, Stockport and Trafford all have busy high streets and their own takeaway scenes, and a shop two boroughs over may be your realistic nearest option.
In the city itself, the established halal takeaway areas are Rusholme and the Curry Mile, Longsight, Cheetham Hill, Levenshulme and Moss Side, plus the student corridor down Oxford Road. In the centre, most of the trade is late-night.
Again, search interest only tells you people are looking. It does not confirm a shop is open in that neighbourhood today. Branches are franchised and change without notice.
What you will pay
Each franchisee sets their own prices, so there is no Manchester-wide figure. City-centre and Oxford Road sites sit at the top of the local range, and suburban parades across Greater Manchester come in cheaper. Competition here is fierce, which keeps combo and bucket deals sharp.
Our UK menu prices guide has the sterling ranges to measure against. Bear in mind that delivery app menus are marked up above the in-store board to cover platform commission.
The local competition
Outside London, Manchester is probably the toughest chicken market in the country. Alongside Dixy there is KFC, Popeyes, Chicken Cottage, Pepe’s Piri Piri and a long list of independent grill houses, plenty of them local institutions with customers who will not go anywhere else. For you that means choice and keen prices. For the brand it means one franchisee’s standards can make or break the branch.
See our comparisons of Dixy versus KFC, Dixy versus Pepe’s Piri Piri and the three-way breakdown with Chicken Cottage if you are weighing options.
Before you go
Greater Manchester is big enough that the closest branch by road isn’t always the closest by postcode, so check a delivery app or our guide to finding your nearest Dixy before you set off. Dixy sells itself as a halal chicken brand, but each shop arranges its own certificate, so see our halal guide if you want to check one.
Common questions
How many Dixy Chicken shops are there in Manchester?
Twelve in the Manchester council area, according to the FSA register on 24 September 2026, plus six more nearby.
Which Manchester Dixy has the best hygiene rating?
Six Manchester shops held the top rating of 5 when we checked: 450 Wilmslow Road (M21), 9 Wilmslow Road in Rusholme, 135 Oxford Road, 38 Shudehill, 29 Old Church Street and 26 Bury New Road.