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Ancoats & Beswick
vs Ardwick

Ardwick has the younger population: 42% of residents are aged 15–29, against 39% in Ancoats & Beswick. Homes in Ancoats & Beswick sold for a median of £245,000, 12% above Ardwick. Ancoats & Beswick has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Manchester with Ancoats & Beswick highlighted
Ancoats & Beswick
422 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Ardwick highlighted
Ardwick
540 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Ancoats & Beswick has 14,909 residents in 7,499 households; Ardwick has 20,997 in 6,712. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (6% and 5%). Ancoats & Beswick has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 2 percentage points more than Ardwick (Manchester: 33%).

14,909Residents (2021)
20,997Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
7,499Households
6,712Households
214,730Households
38.9%Aged 15–29
42.2%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
5.9%Aged 65 and over
5.2%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
36.8%Living alone
34.8%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Ancoats & Beswick (60%) and terraced houses in Ardwick (37%). Ancoats & Beswick has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 26%, 5.4 percentage points more than Ardwick (Manchester: 37%). Ancoats & Beswick has the higher share of private renting: 50%, 16.8 percentage points more than Ardwick (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £245,000 in Ancoats & Beswick and £218,750 in Ardwick, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£245,000Median sale price
£218,750Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
26.1%Owner-occupied
20.7%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
49.6%Private renting
32.8%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
23.3%Social renting
46.0%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
2.9%Detached houses
5.7%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
11.3%Semi-detached houses
19.3%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
17.3%Terraced houses
37.3%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
60.0%Flats
32.1%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Ancoats & Beswick has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 3.3 percentage points more than Ardwick (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 280 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ancoats & Beswick, and 229 in Ardwick. The typical postcode is 298 m from the nearest school in Ancoats & Beswick and 303 m in Ardwick. The typical postcode is 479 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ancoats & Beswick and 818 m in Ardwick. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in Ancoats & Beswick and 83% in Ardwick.

15.3%Green space within 500 m
12.0%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
280Services within 15 min (median)
229Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
298 mNearest school (median)
303 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
479 mNearest tram or rail (median)
818 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
55Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
91.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
83.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Ancoats & Beswick

Ancoats & Beswick is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 14,909 people in 7,499 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £245,000 over the past two years, 3% below the Manchester median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% above the Manchester average.

Ardwick

Ardwick is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 20,997 people in 6,712 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £218,750 over the past two years, 14% below the Manchester median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

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