Gorton South
Manchester · North West · population 11,574 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,723 of 6,856 in England
- #884 of 932 in North West
- #55 of 59 in Manchester
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 22% · Caring & leisure 15% · Professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 22% |
| Caring & leisure | 15% |
| Professional | 14% |
| Sales & customer service | 12% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Associate professional | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Managers & directors | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 42% · Muslim 30% · No religion 21%
Born outside the UK: 40%
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
Gorton South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,723 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #55 of 59 in Manchester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (41) and lowest on Housing & access (1). Typical homes here, about £209,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 42% in five years (from 44 sales), 16% below the wider Manchester median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,846 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 | £209,000 | 44 | +16.1% | +41.7% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | £235,000 | 19 | +4.9% | +44.2% |
| Terraced | £204,000 | 22 | +23.6% | +77.4% |
| 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 ?
- #6,550 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 Gorton South 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.
- Glebe FarmBirmingham2£205,000
- Halton CastlefieldHalton2£181,500
- Alexandra ParkOldham2£152,500
- Tinsley & CarbrookSheffield2£124,000
- Blyth CowpenNorthumberland2£105,000
- Northumberland ParkHaringey2£400,000