Is Manchester a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Manchester, from official data · 30 postcode districts · 14,291 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Manchester, from official data · 30 postcode districts · 14,291 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Manchester sold for £252,309 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.2% on a year earlier.
From the middle of Manchester, the nearest primary school is Webster Primary School, 0.4 mi away, about a 7 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Manchester Academy, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is The Robert Darbishire Practice, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Ardwick station is 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk; Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) (tram, metro or Underground) is 1.2 mi away, about a 25 minute walk; the nearest park, Whitworth Park, is 10 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
The average home in Manchester sold for £252,309 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.2% on a year earlier. By type: detached £479,953, semi-detached £329,518, terraced £254,936, flats £195,305. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Webster Primary School, 0.4 mi away, about a 7 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Manchester Academy, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Ardwick is 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk, and Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink) (tram, metro or Underground) is 1.2 mi away, about a 25 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £40,387 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.