Higher Blackley

WARD
Avg IMD
Most deprived 10%
Census 2021
15,569
Households
6,403
Crimes · Aug '26
1
6,403
Households
White Brit. · 64%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Most deprived 10%
Avg IMD
1
Crimes · Aug '26
£220,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 93 sales
389
Postcodes
6,403
Households
White Brit. · 64%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Most deprived 10%
Avg IMD
1
Crimes · Aug '26
£220,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 93 sales
389
Postcodes

Sold prices in Higher Blackley

England & Wales
Property sales · Higher Blackley
HM Land Registry · Higher Blackley
Average price
£219,820
Median price: £220,000
Median +6.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 93 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '25 – Jul '26Jul '26: 7 sales · avg £227,714
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£245k£210k£176k
Aug '25Nov '25Feb '26May '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Higher Blackley

England & Wales
Crime trends · Higher Blackley

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

1
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Higher Blackley

Ethnicity

Total residents: 15,568
White Brit.64.4%
African9.9%
Pakistani5.9%
Other White5.7%
Other Black1.5%
+ 14 other groups · 12.5%

Religion

Total residents: 15,568
Christian53.9%
No religion28.1%
Muslim11.6%
Not answered4.6%
Sikh0.6%
+ 4 other religions · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 15,569
35–4919.9%
50–6418.4%
25–3413.7%
10–159.3%
65–747.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%

Households

Total households: 6,403
One person: other21.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.1%
One person: aged 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.1%
+ 9 other households · 35.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Higher Blackley

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 10%
Mean decile 1.47 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 10% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.47 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Higher Blackley

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Amenities in Higher Blackley

GPs make up most of the mapped places

98 GPs · 30 Libraries · 17 Museums · 171 in all

  • GPs98
  • Libraries30
  • Museums17
  • Hospitals14
  • Universities12

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Manchester.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Apply for a primary place via Manchester

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Overview of Higher Blackley

Coordinates53.5314, -2.2269
Postcodes
389
Census 2021
15,569
Households (Census)
6,403
Recorded crime · Aug '26
1

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