Ardwick
vs Piccadilly

Piccadilly has the younger population: 60% of residents are aged 15–29, against 42% in Ardwick. Homes in Piccadilly sold for a median of £235,000, 7% above Ardwick. Ardwick has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 5%).

Ardwick

540 postcodes

Piccadilly

550 postcodes

Manchester

city average

People

Ardwick has 20,997 residents in 6,712 households; Piccadilly has 11,506 in 6,156. Ardwick has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 5%, 2.6 percentage points more than Piccadilly (Manchester: 10%). Piccadilly has the higher share of people living alone: 45%, 10.2 percentage points more than Ardwick (Manchester: 33%).

20,997Residents (2021)

11,506Residents (2021)

551,938Residents (2021)

6,712Households

6,156Households

214,730Households

42.2%Aged 15–29

59.5%Aged 15–29

28.4%Aged 15–29

5.2%Aged 65 and over

2.6%Aged 65 and over

9.5%Aged 65 and over

34.8%Living alone

45.0%Living alone

33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Ardwick (37%) and flats in Piccadilly (77%). Ardwick has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 21%, 1.3 percentage points more than Piccadilly (Manchester: 37%). Piccadilly has the higher share of private renting: 71%, 38 percentage points more than Ardwick (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £218,750 in Ardwick and £235,000 in Piccadilly, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£218,750Median sale price

£235,000Median sale price

£253,000Median sale price

20.7%Owner-occupied

19.4%Owner-occupied

37.2%Owner-occupied

32.8%Private renting

70.8%Private renting

32.3%Private renting

46.0%Social renting

9.1%Social renting

29.5%Social renting

5.7%Detached houses

0.3%Detached houses

5.4%Detached houses

19.3%Semi-detached houses

0.4%Semi-detached houses

31.9%Semi-detached houses

37.3%Terraced houses

1.2%Terraced houses

28.0%Terraced houses

32.1%Flats

76.8%Flats

28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Ardwick has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 12%, 6.8 percentage points more than Piccadilly (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 229 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ardwick, and 937 in Piccadilly. The typical postcode is 303 m from the nearest school in Ardwick and 663 m in Piccadilly. The typical postcode is 818 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ardwick and 293 m in Piccadilly. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 83% of premises in Ardwick and 86% in Piccadilly.

12.0%Green space within 500 m

5.2%Green space within 500 m

14.8%Green space within 500 m

229Services within 15 min (median)

937Services within 15 min (median)

142Services within 15 min (median)

303 mNearest school (median)

663 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

818 mNearest tram or rail (median)

293 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

55Postcodes in flood risk areas

26Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas

83.1%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.

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.

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.

Ardwick and Piccadilly next to other wards of Manchester.

Ardwick vs Rusholme Ardwick vs Ancoats & Beswick Ardwick vs Moss Side Piccadilly vs Deansgate Piccadilly vs Ancoats & Beswick Piccadilly vs Hulme All wards of Manchester

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