MAY ROAD, M16 8DG House Prices & Local Information

M16 8DG is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on May Road, 0.4km from Alexandra Park in Manchester. Administratively it sits within Whalley Range ward and the Manchester, Gorton constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, M16 8DG is a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. During the day, ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. A balanced community with an average age of 43 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 63% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 54% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Manchester.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £375k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for M16 8DG are sourced from Output Area E00026841 (shared with 14 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.