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Ancoats & Beswick
vs Piccadilly

Piccadilly has the younger population: 60% of residents are aged 15–29, against 39% in Ancoats & Beswick. Homes in Ancoats & Beswick sold for a median of £245,000, 4% above Piccadilly. Ancoats & Beswick has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of Manchester with Ancoats & Beswick highlighted
Ancoats & Beswick
422 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Piccadilly highlighted
Piccadilly
550 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Ancoats & Beswick has 14,909 residents in 7,499 households; Piccadilly has 11,506 in 6,156. Ancoats & Beswick has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 6%, 3.3 percentage points more than Piccadilly (Manchester: 10%). Piccadilly has the higher share of people living alone: 45%, 8.2 percentage points more than Ancoats & Beswick (Manchester: 33%).

14,909Residents (2021)
11,506Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
7,499Households
6,156Households
214,730Households
38.9%Aged 15–29
59.5%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
5.9%Aged 65 and over
2.6%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
36.8%Living alone
45.0%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 60% of homes in Ancoats & Beswick and 77% in Piccadilly. Ancoats & Beswick has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 26%, 6.7 percentage points more than Piccadilly (Manchester: 37%). Piccadilly has the higher share of private renting: 71%, 21.2 percentage points more than Ancoats & Beswick (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £245,000 in Ancoats & Beswick and £235,000 in Piccadilly, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£245,000Median sale price
£235,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
26.1%Owner-occupied
19.4%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
49.6%Private renting
70.8%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
23.3%Social renting
9.1%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
2.9%Detached houses
0.3%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
11.3%Semi-detached houses
0.4%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
17.3%Terraced houses
1.2%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
60.0%Flats
76.8%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Ancoats & Beswick has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 10.1 percentage points more than Piccadilly (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 280 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ancoats & Beswick, and 937 in Piccadilly. The typical postcode is 298 m from the nearest school in Ancoats & Beswick and 663 m in Piccadilly. The typical postcode is 479 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ancoats & Beswick and 293 m in Piccadilly. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 91% of premises in Ancoats & Beswick and 86% in Piccadilly.

15.3%Green space within 500 m
5.2%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
280Services within 15 min (median)
937Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
298 mNearest school (median)
663 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
479 mNearest tram or rail (median)
293 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
26Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
91.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
85.8%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.

Piccadilly

Piccadilly is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 11,506 people in 6,156 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £235,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Manchester median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 65% below the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

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