Levenshulme Central

Manchester · North West · population 9,151 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,229 of 6,856 in England
  • #747 of 932 in North West
  • #34 of 59 in Manchester
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,135
Median age (est.)33
Density7,732per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above40%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 13%25–44 37%45–64 21%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 15%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 33%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional15%
Elementary12%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure8%
Managers & directors8%
Process & plant8%
Skilled trades7%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 43%Asian: 41%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 43%Asian 41%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 45% · No religion 27% · Christian 22%

Born outside the UK: 39%

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

Levenshulme Central is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,229 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #34 of 59 in Manchester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (36) and lowest on Living environment (1). Typical homes here, about £255,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 40% in five years (from 106 sales), in line with the wider Manchester median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,574 a year, in the bottom third of England.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 9 · #6,216
Employment 15 · #5,804
Education 36 · #4,413
Health 12 · #6,051
Crime 9 · #6,236
Housing & access 26 · #5,084
Living environment 1 · #6,805

House prices ?

£255,500median (12m) · +2.8% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£255,500106+2.8%+40.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£275,50015+1.4%+15.4%
Terraced£256,50082+2.7%+42.9%
Flat£120,0007-2.0%
This area£255,500
Manchester£250,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£34,574±£4,924 · #5,166 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,930
Price-to-income ?7.4×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

19Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Levenshulme Central 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).

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