Ardwick
vs Longsight

Ardwick has the younger population: 42% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Longsight. Homes in Ardwick sold for a median of £218,750, 5% above Longsight. Ardwick has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 11%).

Ardwick

540 postcodes

Longsight

358 postcodes

Manchester

city average

People

Ardwick has 20,997 residents in 6,712 households; Longsight has 20,420 in 6,297. Longsight has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 7%, 1.8 percentage points more than Ardwick (Manchester: 10%). Ardwick has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 10.9 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 33%).

20,997Residents (2021)

20,420Residents (2021)

551,938Residents (2021)

6,712Households

6,297Households

214,730Households

42.2%Aged 15–29

22.6%Aged 15–29

28.4%Aged 15–29

5.2%Aged 65 and over

7.0%Aged 65 and over

9.5%Aged 65 and over

34.8%Living alone

23.9%Living alone

33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Ardwick (37%) and semi-detached houses in Longsight (39%). Longsight has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 33%, 11.8 percentage points more than Ardwick (Manchester: 37%). Ardwick has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 2.3 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £218,750 in Ardwick and £208,000 in Longsight, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£218,750Median sale price

£208,000Median sale price

£253,000Median sale price

20.7%Owner-occupied

32.5%Owner-occupied

37.2%Owner-occupied

32.8%Private renting

30.5%Private renting

32.3%Private renting

46.0%Social renting

35.7%Social renting

29.5%Social renting

5.7%Detached houses

7.2%Detached houses

5.4%Detached houses

19.3%Semi-detached houses

39.4%Semi-detached houses

31.9%Semi-detached houses

37.3%Terraced houses

36.9%Terraced houses

28.0%Terraced houses

32.1%Flats

12.3%Flats

28.1%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (12% and 11%). A typical postcode has 229 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ardwick, and 142 in Longsight. The typical postcode is 303 m from the nearest school in Ardwick and 265 m in Longsight. The typical postcode is 818 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ardwick and 715 m in Longsight. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 83% of premises in Ardwick and 95% in Longsight.

12.0%Green space within 500 m

11.2%Green space within 500 m

14.8%Green space within 500 m

229Services within 15 min (median)

142Services within 15 min (median)

303 mNearest school (median)

265 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

818 mNearest tram or rail (median)

715 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

55Postcodes in flood risk areas

12Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas

83.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

94.9%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.

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.

Longsight

Longsight is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 20,420 people in 6,297 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £208,000 over the past two years, 18% below the Manchester median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

Ardwick and Longsight next to other wards of Manchester.

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