City Profile • Local Authority

Manchester

Manchester is a local authority district comprising 27 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £258k. In terms of safety, crime rates are low at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents, making it an appealing choice for families.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

568,996
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

27 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Manchester authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English48.7%
Pakistani11.9%
African8.7%
White: Other White6.2%
Arab2.7%
Indian2.7%

Age Profile

20-24 years11.2%
25-29 years9.5%
30-34 years8.7%
15-19 years7.7%
35-39 years7.6%
5-9 years6.6%

Top Occupations

Professional23.9%
Elementary occupations13.5%
Associate professional13.5%
Caring and leisure10.1%
Sales and customer service9.3%
Managers and directors8.7%

Housing Tenure

Private rented: Landlord30.3%
Owned: Mortgage20.7%
Social rented: Other18.1%
Owned: Outright16.5%
Social rented: Council11.4%
Private rented: Other2.0%

Area DNA

health10/10
safety10/10
transit10/10
investment9/10