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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 very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 146 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. 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 217 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
9/10
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
45.06(+21%)
Anti-social behaviour
28.99(+56%)
Public order
18.42(+83%)
Vehicle crime
15.64(+159%)
Other theft
13.99(+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

Based on 3,963 recent sales, the median property price is £247,000 in Manchester area, with individual transactions ranging from £12,000 up to £17,500,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

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

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Manchester over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached154£387,975
Flats1,443£210,000
Semi-Detached1,156£300,000
Terraced1,210£245,000

10 years median price trend in Manchester

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

All wards in Manchester

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

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/01/2026.