Neighbourhoods in Manchester

North West · 59 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

19

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#295 of 296 local authorities · 59 neighbourhoods · 566,778 residents

Income25
Employment30
Education36
Health11
Crime14
Housing & access26
Living env.35
Decile 1: 50% of residentsDecile 2: 15% of residentsDecile 3: 14% of residentsDecile 4: 5% of residentsDecile 5: 3% of residentsDecile 6: 9% of residentsDecile 7: 3% of residentsDecile 8: 0% of residentsDecile 9: 2% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Harpurhey South & Monsall (0) to Didsbury Village (86); 50% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

There is a sharp split within Manchester: Didsbury Village scores 86 out of 100 (#985 of 6,856 nationally) while Harpurhey South & Monsall sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 85 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 46 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £155,000 in Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park to £450,000 in Chorlton South — a 2.9× gap within Manchester.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,768a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crimeno data published by the police force
Median age (est.)32
Owner-occupied38%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Manchester

£250,000median home sold over the past year · +19.0% over 5 years · -2.0% over the year · 4,398 sales
Detached£397,500
Semi-detached£305,000
Terraced£245,000
Flat£210,775
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Manchester

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Didsbury Village 98586 £400,000
East Didsbury 2,18568 £376,500
Castlefield & Deansgate 2,54863 £255,250
University North & Whitworth Street 3,15154 £215,000
Beech Road & Chorlton Meadows 3,22053 £408,500

Neighbourhood rankings in Manchester

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Castlefield & Deansgate£53,377
West Didsbury£46,779
Didsbury Village£45,728
City Centre North & Collyhurst£45,542
Withington West£45,393

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Manchester

Postcode districts that overlap Manchester — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Manchester Census 2021

Residents551,923
Median age (est.)32
Density4,773per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above38%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 19%25–44 32%45–64 20%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 29%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 14%Other: 17%
One person 33%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 14%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Elementary14%
Associate professional14%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 57%Asian: 21%Black: 12%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 57%Asian 21%Black 12%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · No religion 32% · Muslim 22%

Born outside the UK: 31%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Manchester.