Manchester: house prices, crime and schools
Local authority in North West · 295 neighbourhoods
Homes here sell for a typical £3,200 per m², up 5.4% in a year. There are 169 state schools.
Close to stations and GPs close by.
Is Manchester a good place to live?
Prices up 5.4% in a year, 169 state schools (8 Outstanding), and a 12-minute typical walk to a station.
- Crime
- No figure for this area yet
- Prices
- £3,200 per m², up 5.4% in a yearpricier than 93% of North West's councils
- Schools
- 169 state schools, 8 Outstandingprimaries nearby stronger than in 76% of North West's councils
- Green space
- Not published outside London yet
- Commute
- 12 min walk to a stationtypical walk from homes here · a shorter walk than 99% of North West's councils
Ranks among North West's councils. Prices: HM Land Registry to August 2026, area price bands, never a home's value. Schools: DfE GIAS, Ofsted. Stations: walks along OpenStreetMap paths. How this is worked out
Areas
59 areasAgainst North West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is North West's middle.
- Beech Road & Chorlton Meadows · M214 neighbourhoods£5,050 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Didsbury Village · M206 neighbourhoods£4,870 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Chorlton North · M216 neighbourhoods£4,740 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Castlefield & Deansgate · M35 neighbourhoods£4,620 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- East Didsbury · M205 neighbourhoods£4,570 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Chorlton South · M215 neighbourhoods£4,450 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- West Didsbury · M205 neighbourhoods£4,260 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Withington East · M205 neighbourhoods£4,230 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Strangeways · M84 neighbourhoods£4,210 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Withington West · M204 neighbourhoods£4,180 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Miles Platting & New Islington North · M404 neighbourhoods£3,980 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Merseybank & Barlow Moor · M214 neighbourhoods£3,970 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Withington North & Old Moat · M205 neighbourhoods£3,690 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Baguley West & Brooklands · M235 neighbourhoods£3,640 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Piccadilly & Ancoats · M16 neighbourhoods£3,600 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Whalley Range North · M165 neighbourhoods£3,510 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Northenden · M224 neighbourhoods£3,500 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Northern Moor · M235 neighbourhoods£3,500 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Burnage South · M195 neighbourhoods£3,470 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Ladybarn · M145 neighbourhoods£3,470 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- City Centre North & Collyhurst · M45 neighbourhoods£3,440 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Harpurhey South & Monsall · M96 neighbourhoods£3,400 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Victoria Park & Longsight West · M135 neighbourhoods£3,400 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Levenshulme South & Burnage North · M196 neighbourhoods£3,370 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hulme Park & St George's · M154 neighbourhoods£3,320 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Baguley East & Wythenshawe Park · M235 neighbourhoods£3,310 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wythenshawe East & Peel Hall · M225 neighbourhoods£3,290 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Belle Vue & West Gorton · M125 neighbourhoods£3,260 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Fallowfield West & Whalley Range South · M146 neighbourhoods£3,250 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- University North & Whitworth Street · M153 neighbourhoods£3,220 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Levenshulme North & East · M193 neighbourhoods£3,200 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Ardwick · M136 neighbourhoods£3,200 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rusholme East · M145 neighbourhoods£3,190 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- New Islington South & Bradford · M44 neighbourhoods£3,190 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Fallowfield Central · M144 neighbourhoods£3,180 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rusholme West & Moss Side East · M147 neighbourhoods£3,080 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Benchill North & Sharston · M225 neighbourhoods£3,070 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central · M225 neighbourhoods£3,040 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Levenshulme Central · M194 neighbourhoods£3,000 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hulme & University · M155 neighbourhoods£3,000 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Cheetham Hill · M84 neighbourhoods£2,990 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Woodhouse Park & Airport · M225 neighbourhoods£2,970 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- New Moston · M406 neighbourhoods£2,950 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Crumpsall North & Heaton Park · M85 neighbourhoods£2,900 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Charlestown · M96 neighbourhoods£2,900 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Gorton South · M186 neighbourhoods£2,800 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Boothroyden & Higher Blackley · M95 neighbourhoods£2,790 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Newall Green · M235 neighbourhoods£2,760 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Clayton Vale · M115 neighbourhoods£2,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Moss Side West · M165 neighbourhoods£2,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Openshaw & Gorton North · M116 neighbourhoods£2,690 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park · M116 neighbourhoods£2,620 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Moston West · M405 neighbourhoods£2,580 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Longsight East · M124 neighbourhoods£2,500 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Newton Heath · M405 neighbourhoods£2,440 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Blackley · M96 neighbourhoods£2,420 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Abbey Hey · M185 neighbourhoods£2,290 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Harpurhey North · M94 neighbourhoods£2,270 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Crumpsall South · M87 neighbourhoods£2,180 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £3,200 per m² · typical North West neighbourhood £2,700
- By type
- Flat £221k · Terraced £246k · Semi £298k · Detached £415k
- 1-year change
- +5.4%
- Neighbourhoods
- 295
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of North West's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
Safety
On mapSources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; North West pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
169 state schools- Primary
- 137
- Secondary
- 32
- Outstanding
- 8
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 76% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among North West's primaries.
- Station walk
- 12 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 46% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £41,900 a year · typical North West neighbourhood £44,100
- Social renting
- 26% of homes · typical North West neighbourhood 10%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 59% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 3% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of North West's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask about Manchester
How much do homes cost in Manchester?
Homes sold for a typical £3,200 per m² in the year to August 2026, up 5.4% in a year; pricier than 93% of North West's councils. These are area price bands from recorded sales, never a home's value.
How many schools are there in Manchester?
169 state schools, 8 Outstanding; primaries nearby stronger than in 76% of North West's councils. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
How far is Manchester from a station?
A 12-minute typical walk to a station from the typical home; a shorter walk than 99% of North West's councils. Walks are timed along mapped paths, not in a straight line.
Is Manchester a deprived area?
59% of Manchester's 295 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 3% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.