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Ancoats & Beswick
vs Miles Platting & Newton Heath

Ancoats & Beswick has the younger population: 39% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Homes in Ancoats & Beswick sold for a median of £245,000, 17% above Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Miles Platting & Newton Heath has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Manchester with Ancoats & Beswick highlighted
Ancoats & Beswick
422 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Miles Platting & Newton Heath highlighted
Miles Platting & Newton Heath
618 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Ancoats & Beswick has 14,909 residents in 7,499 households; Miles Platting & Newton Heath has 18,969 in 7,979. Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 5.8 percentage points more than Ancoats & Beswick (Manchester: 10%). Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 1.1 percentage points more than Ancoats & Beswick (Manchester: 33%).

14,909Residents (2021)
18,969Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
7,499Households
7,979Households
214,730Households
38.9%Aged 15–29
19.4%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
5.9%Aged 65 and over
11.7%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
36.8%Living alone
37.9%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 Miles Platting & Newton Heath (41%). Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 32%, 6.3 percentage points more than Ancoats & Beswick (Manchester: 37%). Ancoats & Beswick has the higher share of private renting: 50%, 29.9 percentage points more than Miles Platting & Newton Heath (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £245,000 in Ancoats & Beswick and £210,000 in Miles Platting & Newton Heath, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£245,000Median sale price
£210,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
26.1%Owner-occupied
32.4%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
49.6%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
23.3%Social renting
46.9%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
2.9%Detached houses
4.6%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
11.3%Semi-detached houses
30.8%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
17.3%Terraced houses
41.3%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
60.0%Flats
20.5%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 7.5 percentage points more than Ancoats & Beswick (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 280 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ancoats & Beswick, and 61 in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. The typical postcode is 298 m from the nearest school in Ancoats & Beswick and 344 m in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. The typical postcode is 479 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ancoats & Beswick and 781 m in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in Ancoats & Beswick and 89% in Miles Platting & Newton Heath.

15.3%Green space within 500 m
22.8%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
280Services within 15 min (median)
61Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
298 mNearest school (median)
344 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
479 mNearest tram or rail (median)
781 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
91.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
88.5%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.

Miles Platting & Newton Heath

Miles Platting & Newton Heath is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 18,969 people in 7,979 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Manchester median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 54% above the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

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