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Cheapest areas to live in Manchester

Ranked on the Land Registry sale median for each area's postcode district, with transport and the journey to the centre alongside, because a cheap area with a slow commute can cost more than it saves. The average across our Manchester areas is £283k.

Ranked from Boroughly's Manchester dataset of 42 areas. Prices are postcode-district medians of HM Land Registry recorded sales; safety is a relative rank of police.uk recorded crime; rents and other scores are indicative - see how we source data. Use this to build a shortlist, not to make the final call.

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Oldham

Oldham · £180k to buy · £950/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~30 min to the centre

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Bolton

Bolton · £192k to buy · £1,050/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~35 min to the centre

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Gorton

Manchester · £192k to buy · £1,050/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~12 min to the centre

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Salford Quays

Salford · £200k to buy · £1,500/mo to rent · Transport 8/10, ~12 min to the centre

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Rochdale

Rochdale · £200k to buy · £920/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~35 min to the centre

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Stockport

Stockport · £210k to buy · £1,150/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~15 min to the centre

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Bury

Bury · £215k to buy · £1,100/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~30 min to the centre

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Moston

Manchester · £216k to buy · £1,000/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~14 min to the centre

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Hulme

Manchester · £220k to buy · £1,300/mo to rent · Transport 9/10, ~5 min to the centre

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Failsworth

Oldham · £223k to buy · £1,000/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~18 min to the centre

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Reddish

Stockport · £225k to buy · £1,100/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~16 min to the centre

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Denton

Tameside · £225k to buy · £1,050/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~20 min to the centre

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Fallowfield

Manchester · £235k to buy · £1,300/mo to rent · Transport 7/10, ~14 min to the centre

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Rusholme

Manchester · £235k to buy · £1,250/mo to rent · Transport 8/10, ~10 min to the centre

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Ancoats

Manchester · £240k to buy · £1,500/mo to rent · Transport 9/10, ~5 min to the centre

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