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About

Manchester is a metropolitan district in North West England, covering the city centre and surrounding neighbourhoods within the boundaries of the City of Manchester. The centre is anchored by Manchester Piccadilly station and the Oxford Road corridor, which runs past the University of Manchester and the hospital complex. Albert Square contains the municipal town hall and civic buildings. Rivers Medlock and Irwell pass through or alongside the district, forming parts of its transport and industrial history.

Canals and mills mark the urban landscape: the Rochdale Canal and Ashton Canal join city waterways, and Castlefield preserves the site of the Roman fort Mamucium and the Bridgewater Canal terminus. Ancoats grew in the 19th century as an industrial suburb with cast-iron mill structures and a tight street grid that still guides redevelopment. Manchester Central occupies a converted former railway station near Deansgate, and the district includes several university campuses plus tram and bus corridors linking neighbourhoods.

Area overview

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.

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
146
Deprivation level
8/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
30.6%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Manchester Population
551,938
Population density
4,772.7 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
45.04(+21%)
Anti-social behaviour
28.99(+62%)
Public order
18.41(+82%)
Vehicle crime
15.64(+161%)
Other theft
13.97(+112%)
North West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
268,572
48.66%
Pakistani
65,875
11.94%
African
47,858
8.67%
Other White
34,138
6.19%
Arab
15,028
2.72%
Total population: 551,938

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
164,763
37.62%
No qualifications
86,110
19.66%
Level 3 (A level)
79,621
18.18%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
45,164
10.31%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
34,988
7.99%
Total 16+ residents: 437,958

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
65,041
30.29%
Owns with a mortgage
44,502
20.72%
Other social rented
38,857
18.1%
Owns outright
35,423
16.5%
Social rents from council
24,419
11.37%
Total households: 214,730

Property prices in Manchester

Median price£255,000
Price per sq ft£314
Sales (last 12 months)3,895
Typical range (middle 50%)£194K – £345K

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.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Manchester over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached162£400,000£348
Semi-Detached1,157£305,000£329
Terraced1,176£254,340£294
Flats1,400£209,500£312

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Manchester

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Manchester.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
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
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Manchester.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Manchester.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
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
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Manchester.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Manchester in the last year.

Frequently asked questions about Manchester

Is Manchester safe?

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.

Which is the safest ward in Manchester?

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.

What is the average house price in Manchester?

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.

Are there good schools in Manchester?

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.

How deprived is Manchester?

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).

What is the average household income in Manchester?

The average household income in Manchester is around £44,363 per year, and 31% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

Who are the MPs for Manchester?

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).

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

Data Sources

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.