On average Manchester has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 146 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, roughly 1.3× the North West average of 109 per 1,000. Approximately 30.6% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Manchester is £44,363 per year. There are 171 schools in Manchester: 139 primary (19 Outstanding and 99 Good) and 32 secondary (4 Outstanding and 20 Good). Manchester is home to around 551,938 people, with a population density of about 4,772.7 per km².
Based on 3,895 recent sales, the median property price is £255,000 (about £314 per square foot) in Manchester area, with individual transactions ranging from £10,000 up to £1,830,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 162 | £400,000 | £348 |
| Semi-Detached | 1,157 | £305,000 | £329 |
| Terraced | 1,176 | £254,340 | £294 |
| Flats | 1,400 | £209,500 | £312 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £240,000 | £160,000 | £166,995 | £133,000 |
| 2017 | £245,498 | £169,955 | £177,750 | £135,995 |
| 2018 | £256,498 | £175,000 | £190,000 | £150,000 |
| 2019 | £277,000 | £183,000 | £205,000 | £156,998 |
| 2020 | £303,750 | £225,000 | £223,125 | £170,000 |
| 2021 | £330,000 | £225,625 | £245,000 | £198,250 |
| 2022 | £350,051 | £238,000 | £275,000 | £220,000 |
| 2023 | £379,995 | £239,975 | £277,500 | £222,500 |
| 2024 | £408,500 | £250,000 | £281,000 | £228,000 |
| 2025 | £395,000 | £210,000 | £302,000 | £245,000 |
| 2026 | £380,000 | £203,750 | £310,000 | £260,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £213 | £253 | £181 | £153 |
| 2017 | £215 | £272 | £194 | £157 |
| 2018 | £232 | £283 | £207 | £176 |
| 2019 | £244 | £289 | £219 | £181 |
| 2020 | £265 | £340 | £232 | £201 |
| 2021 | £280 | £354 | £259 | £230 |
| 2022 | £323 | £367 | £290 | £248 |
| 2023 | £327 | £360 | £304 | £255 |
| 2024 | £342 | £369 | £308 | £265 |
| 2025 | £359 | £317 | £324 | £281 |
| 2026 | £333 | £307 | £338 | £300 |
Manchester records about 146 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very high crime rate for England: it scores 10 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 32 wards of Manchester, Whalley Range has the lowest crime rate, with about 85 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Manchester average is 146 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Manchester is £255,000 (about £314 per square foot) based on 3,895 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Manchester has 139 primary schools (19 rated Outstanding, 99 Good) and 32 secondary schools (4 rated Outstanding, 20 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Manchester scores 8 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Manchester sits around rank 6,242 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Manchester is around £44,363 per year, and 31% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Manchester spans 6 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Gorton and Denton: Hannah Spencer (Green Party), Blackley and Middleton South: Graham Stringer (Labour Party), Manchester Central: Lucy Powell (Labour and Co-operative Party), Manchester Rusholme: Afzal Khan (Labour Party), Manchester Withington: Jeff Smith (Labour Party) and Wythenshawe and Sale East: Mike Kane (Labour Party).
Ancoats & Beswick
Ardwick
Baguley
Brooklands
Burnage
Charlestown
Cheetham
Chorlton
Chorlton Park
Clayton & Openshaw
Crumpsall
Deansgate
Didsbury East
Didsbury West
Fallowfield
Gorton & Abbey Hey
Harpurhey
Higher Blackley
Hulme
Levenshulme
Longsight
Miles Platting & Newton Heath
Moss Side
Moston
Northenden
Old Moat
Piccadilly
Rusholme
Sharston
Whalley Range
Withington
Woodhouse Park
M13 9AJ
Upper Brook Street
M13 9BL
Oxford Road
M22 1ES
Portway
M23 1EQ
Banbury Road
M23 9DS
Southmoor Road
M1 1BZ
St Mary's Gate
M1 1PL
Market Street
M1 1PB
Fountain Street
M1 1NN
Market Street
M8 4RA
Parkhill Avenue
M20 3DA
Oak Road
M20 3LQ
Oak Road
M1 4NB
Princess Street
M15 4FN
First Street
M1 4AH
Lever Street
M1 1AF
Lever Street
M13 9GP
Oxford Road
M3 3AD
Left Bank
M40 5AG
Church Lane
M12 6EJ
Raven Street
M4 5DR
George Leigh Street
M1 5WR
Great Ancoats Street
M22 0BA
Altrincham Road
M22 4BA
Leestone Road
All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.