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Manchester

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
552,294
Households
214,851
Crimes · Jun '26
5
214,851
Households
White Brit. · 49%
Ethnicity
Christian · 36%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
5
Crimes · Jun '26
£259,539
Median property price
£1,216
Median rent
14,281
Postcodes
214,851
Households
White Brit. · 49%
Ethnicity
Christian · 36%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
5
Crimes · Jun '26
£259,539
Median property price
£1,216
Median rent
14,281
Postcodes

Sold prices in Manchester

England & Wales
Property sales · Manchester
HM Land Registry · Manchester
Average price
£280,205
YoY: +2.5%
Median price: £255,806
View district M1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 150 sales · avg £279,217
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£307k£269k£232k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '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 Manchester

England & Wales
Crime trends · Manchester

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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY —
1493
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

5
incidents · Jun '26

Demographics in Manchester

Ethnicity

Total residents: 552,236
White Brit.48.6%
Pakistani11.9%
African8.7%
Other White6.2%
Other ethnic group: Arab2.7%
+ 12 other groups · 21.9%

Religion

Total residents: 552,281
Christian36.2%
No religion32.4%
Muslim22.3%
Not answered5.9%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 552,294
35–4919.7%
25–3418.2%
50–6414.3%
20–2411.2%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%

Households

Total households: 214,851
Other24.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.4%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.8%
Any member 66+8.7%
+ 8 other households · 35.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Manchester

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.86 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.86 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Manchester

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

Transport in Manchester

Ardwick is a 21-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.6 km

  • Ardwick

    Rail

    1.6 km

  • Manchester Oxford Road

    Rail

    1.9 km

  • Manchester Piccadilly

    Rail

    1.9 km

  • Piccadilly Station (Manchester Metrolink)

    Tram

    1.9 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Manchester

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

Private rents in Manchester

Median private rent

£1,216/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£989
1 bed
£1,216
2 bed
£1,410
3 bed
£1,989
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

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
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceApplication deadlines and offer daysHome education — find your councilHome education guidance

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Admission appeals in Manchester

Appeals lodged

829

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
116 · 1.6% of admissions
Lodged
41 · 0.6% of admissions
Heard
9 · 22.0% of those heard
Successful

7,247 admissions

Infant
61 · 0.9% of admissions
Lodged
25 · 0.4% of admissions
Heard
1 · 4.0% of those heard
Successful

6,498 admissions

Secondary
713 · 8.9% of admissions
Lodged
476 · 5.9% of admissions
Heard
94 · 19.7% of those heard
Successful

8,056 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Schools in Manchester

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in ManchesterFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Manchester

Coordinates53.4593, -2.2281
Postcodes
14,281
Population (Census)
552,294
Households (Census)
214,851
Recorded crime · Jun '26
5

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