Abbey Hey
Manchester · North West · population 9,957 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode M18
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,647 of 6,856 in England
- #860 of 932 in North West
- #51 of 59 in Manchester
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 20% · Caring & leisure 15% · Professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 20% |
| Caring & leisure | 15% |
| Professional | 12% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 28% · Muslim 15%
Born outside the UK: 33%
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.
In summary
Abbey Hey is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,647 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #51 of 59 in Manchester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (20) and lowest on Housing & access (1). Typical homes here, about £170,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 48% in five years (from 55 sales), 32% below the wider Manchester median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,727 a year, among England's lowest.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £170,000 | 55 | -0.6% | +47.8% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Semi-detached | £213,500 | 14 | -8.6% | +39.1% |
| Terraced | £162,500 | 36 | 0.0% | +49.8% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,253 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Abbey Hey has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Manchester
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Sparkhill SouthBirmingham3£173,000
- Kirkdale South & VauxhallLiverpool3£191,250
- HawkesleyBirmingham3£192,000
- Derbyshire HillSt. Helens3£136,500
- RavensthorpeKirklees3£126,500
- Hull City CentreKingston upon Hull, City of3£120,000