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Manchester

551,938 people · median £242,000

Good for schools
Manchester Council · Labour-controlled   63/96 seats · 66% · OCD 2026
69/100
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£242k
median price
+20%
5-year growth
77%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
£242k
median sold price
6.1 yrs
of local pay to buy
+20%
5-year change
£230k
typical terraced
5 min
Manchester — fastest
15
rail stations
77%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
0
grammar schools
219
schools total
6
Violence — most
16.6
NO₂ · WHO 10
4.5%
in a flood zone
7,043
green spaces
7.6
PM2.5 · WHO 5
1,869
eat & drink
371
shops
84.5%
gigabit
121
gyms & leisure
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend +20%

£120k£170k£220k£269k20142025£251,000
£134,500 in 2014 → £251,000 in 2025 · 5,532 sales in 12 months
In Greater Manchester:
8th cheapest of 103rd most affordable of 107th best for schools of 10
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The area in short district AI summary

Manchester has a median property price of £242,000, with 5,532 sales in the past 12 months and prices rising 20.0% over five years. The price-to-earnings ratio is 6.1, based on median workplace earnings of £40,479.

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Most homes are flats or terraced properties; 37.2% are owner-occupied. The population is 551,938 with a median age of 31.2 years. About 31.4% of residents were born outside the UK. Recorded crime stands at 153.0 per 1,000 per year. The area has 137 primary and 30 secondary schools; 62 of 81 rated schools are good or better. Air quality is moderate for both nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. Around 25% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Manchester overall. Employment is 53.5%, with 9.6% unemployed. Health and social work, retail, and education are the largest employment sectors. Gigabit broadband reaches 84.5% of premises.

Generated at data-refresh time from this report's own figures — never invented at request time. · as of 2026-08-20T08:04:58Z

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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-05
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01

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Sources & dates: every figure carries its own source line with the data vintage; the full table is in Overview → "All figures, sources and dates".  ·  Nearby: Salford · Trafford · Stockport

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