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M8 postcode area · Manchester

The M8 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bury, Manchester, Salford. Area Scores range from 1 to 40 across them. Every full M8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the M8 district's neighbourhoods is Sedgley Park (40 out of 100, #4,077 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Broughton East (2). 8 of the 10 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £172,000 in Harpurhey North to £487,500 in Broughton Park — a 2.8× gap within the M8 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bury, Manchester and Salford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,813a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)31
Owner-occupied35%

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 the M8 district

£184,000median home sold over the past year · +15.0% over 5 years · -2.0% over the year · 133 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached£254,000
Terraced£181,000
Flat£120,000
Manchester£250,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Sedgley ParkBury 4,07740 £320,000
Greengate & BlackfriarsSalford 4,11840 £267,295
Broughton ParkSalford 5,80415 £487,500
Crumpsall North & Heaton ParkManchester 6,05812 £195,000
Cheetham HillManchester 6,3667 £193,000
Broughton WestSalford 6,4626 £230,000
Crumpsall SouthManchester 6,5175 £180,000
StrangewaysManchester 6,5584 £262,350
Harpurhey NorthManchester 6,7022 £172,000
Broughton EastSalford 6,7432 £248,750

People living in M8 Census 2021

Residents92,230
Median age (est.)31
Density5,334per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above34%
No car or van41%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 15%25–44 33%45–64 18%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 25%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 33%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant7%
Skilled trades7%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 27%Black: 10%Mixed: 4%Other: 7%
White 52%Asian 27%Black 10%Mixed 4%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Muslim 30% · Christian 27% · No religion 18%

Born outside the UK: 38%

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.

Towns & places in M8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M8 district.

Broughton Crumpsall Harpurhey

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M8.

M7 M4 M9 M3 M99 M61 M2 M10

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.