Strangeways

Manchester · North West · population 9,167 · 4 LSOAs

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

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,558 of 6,856 in England
  • #836 of 932 in North West
  • #47 of 59 in Manchester
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,361
Median age (est.)31
Density5,188per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above31%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 15%25–44 35%45–64 20%65+ 6%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 42%Private rent: 35%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 42%Private rent 35%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 18%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 18%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 18% · Sales & customer service 11%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary18%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional9%
Process & plant9%
Skilled trades9%
Managers & directors7%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 33%Asian: 32%Black: 18%Mixed: 7%Other: 10%
White 33%Asian 32%Black 18%Mixed 7%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Muslim 42% · Christian 30% · No religion 17%

Born outside the UK: 46%

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

Strangeways is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,558 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #47 of 59 in Manchester. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (62) but weak on Crime (2). Typical homes here, about £262,350 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 75% in five years (from 61 sales), in line with the wider Manchester median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,281 a year, in the bottom third of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 2 · #6,702
Employment 8 · #6,284
Education 17 · #5,715
Health 6 · #6,428
Crime 2 · #6,709
Housing & access 6 · #6,476
Living environment 62 · #2,630

House prices ?

£262,350median (12m) · +45.8% yr · n=61
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£262,35061+45.8%+74.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£167,5007+3.5%
Terraced£186,0009-2.1%+32.9%
Flat£292,54544+75.7%+82.8%
This area£262,350
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)£33,281±£4,768 · #5,579 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,612
Price-to-income ?7.9×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 ?

8Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Strangeways 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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