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Where to live in Manchester: all 42 areas compared

Greater Manchester from Didsbury, Chorlton and Ancoats to Salford Quays, Stockport, Altrincham and Bury, with Land Registry sale medians for every area.

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Where these numbers come from. Purchase prices for 42 of 42 areas are medians of recorded sales in each area's postcode district from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, January 2025 to September 2026. Safety is a relative rank of police.uk recorded street crime, compared across every English area we cover. Two-bed rents, school and lifestyle scores are indicative. A district median is not a valuation of any one home.

Manchester at a glance

42areas compared
£273kmiddle area sale median
£180k–£419krange across areas
£920–£1,600indicative 2-bed rent

Boroughly covers 42 neighbourhoods and nearby towns across 9 council areas (Manchester, Salford, Bury, Trafford, Stockport, Bolton, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale). Sale medians run from £180k in Oldham to £419k in Chorlton. Centres with lots of flats tend to show lower medians than family suburbs even where space costs more per square metre, so compare like with like when you look at listings.

Cheapest areas to buy in Manchester

Lowest Land Registry sale medians in our Manchester dataset. Check what type of home is behind each median on the guide: a cheap median often means mostly flats or terraces.

Oldham£180k median · 261 salesBolton£192k median · 1138 salesGorton£192k median · 219 salesSalford Quays£200k median · 241 salesRochdale£200k median · 621 salesStockport£210k median · 291 salesBury£215k median · 996 salesMoston£216k median · 521 sales

Best areas in Manchester for families

Ranked on schools (double-weighted), safety and green space. School scores are indicative; check catchments and admissions for the exact address.

AltrinchamSchools 9/10 · parks 8/10 · £415kBramhallSchools 9/10 · parks 8/10 · £413kCheadle HulmeSchools 9/10 · parks 7/10 · £370kMarpleSchools 8/10 · parks 9/10 · £315kDidsburySchools 8/10 · parks 8/10 · £350kChorltonSchools 8/10 · parks 8/10 · £419kPrestwichSchools 8/10 · parks 8/10 · £300kWest DidsburySchools 8/10 · parks 7/10 · £350k

Best areas for young professionals

Ranked on nightlife and buzz, transport links and journey time to Manchester city centre.

Northern QuarterBuzz 10/10 · ~3 min to centre · £240kAncoatsBuzz 9/10 · ~5 min to centre · £240kCastlefieldBuzz 8/10 · ~5 min to centre · £270kHulmeBuzz 7/10 · ~5 min to centre · £220kRusholmeBuzz 7/10 · ~10 min to centre · £235kSalford QuaysBuzz 7/10 · ~12 min to centre · £200kChorltonBuzz 8/10 · ~15 min to centre · £419kWest DidsburyBuzz 8/10 · ~16 min to centre · £350k

Safest-ranking areas in Manchester

Ranked on police.uk recorded street crime within about a mile of each area centre. Raw counts are not population-adjusted, so quiet suburbs rank higher than busy centres with lots of visitors.

DidsburySafety 10/10 · £350kWest DidsburySafety 10/10 · £350kChorltonSafety 10/10 · £419kWithingtonSafety 9.9/10 · £350kFallowfieldSafety 9.9/10 · £235kRusholmeSafety 9.9/10 · £235kLevenshulmeSafety 9.9/10 · £278kAncoatsSafety 9.9/10 · £240k

Within about 15 minutes of the centre

Areas with an estimated journey of 15 minutes or less to Manchester city centre, cheapest first. These are distance-based estimates; check the route at the times you travel.

Gorton~12 min · £192kSalford Quays~12 min · £200kStockport~15 min · £210kMoston~14 min · £216kHulme~5 min · £220kFallowfield~14 min · £235kRusholme~10 min · £235kAncoats~5 min · £240kNorthern Quarter~3 min · £240kEccles~15 min · £240k

Good value: below-median prices, above-average scores

Areas priced at or below the middle Manchester median, ranked on combined safety, schools, transport and green space. More rankings: best all-round, cheapest, for families, coolest.

Monton£240k · SalfordBury£215k · BuryStockport£210k · StockportSwinton£240k · SalfordFallowfield£235k · ManchesterRusholme£235k · ManchesterAncoats£240k · ManchesterCastlefield£270k · Manchester

How to read these Manchester figures

Each purchase figure is the middle price of all standard residential sales recorded in the area's postcode district, so it mixes flats and houses, new builds and resales. Some neighbouring areas share a postcode district and therefore a median: Didsbury and West Didsbury and Withington; Fallowfield and Rusholme; Levenshulme and Burnage; Ancoats and Northern Quarter, and others. Street-level prices within a district can differ a lot. Rents are indicative two-bedroom estimates, not advertised rents; check current listings. Journey times are distance-based estimates to Manchester city centre, not timetabled journeys.

Use the moving checklist to compare the total monthly cost of a home, routes at the hours you travel, school admissions and local amenities. Then open the map to weight what matters to you and rank every Manchester area against it.

All 42 Manchester areas

Every Manchester neighbourhood Boroughly covers, with its own guide: the Land Registry sale median and sample, an indicative two-bed rent, seven life scores, the journey to the centre and the fifteen everyday amenity checks.

AltrinchamTrafford · £415k medianAncoatsManchester · £240k medianBoltonBolton · £192k medianBramhallStockport · £413k medianBurnageManchester · £278k medianBuryBury · £215k medianCastlefieldManchester · £270k medianCheadleStockport · £370k medianCheadle HulmeStockport · £370k medianChorltonManchester · £419k medianDentonTameside · £225k medianDidsburyManchester · £350k medianEcclesSalford · £240k medianFailsworthOldham · £223k medianFallowfieldManchester · £235k medianGortonManchester · £192k medianHazel GroveStockport · £413k medianHeaton MoorStockport · £340k medianHulmeManchester · £220k medianLevenshulmeManchester · £278k medianMarpleStockport · £315k medianMontonSalford · £240k medianMoss SideManchester · £310k medianMostonManchester · £216k medianNorthern QuarterManchester · £240k medianOld TraffordTrafford · £310k medianOldhamOldham · £180k medianPrestwichBury · £300k medianReddishStockport · £225k medianRochdaleRochdale · £200k medianRusholmeManchester · £235k medianSaleTrafford · £385k medianSalford QuaysSalford · £200k medianStockportStockport · £210k medianStretfordTrafford · £290k medianSwintonSalford · £240k medianUrmstonTrafford · £346k medianWest DidsburyManchester · £350k medianWhalley RangeManchester · £310k medianWhitefieldBury · £275k medianWithingtonManchester · £350k medianWythenshaweManchester · £248k median