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Ardwick
vs Rusholme

Rusholme has the younger population: 47% of residents are aged 15–29, against 42% in Ardwick. Homes in Rusholme sold for a median of £250,000, 14% above Ardwick. Rusholme has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Manchester with Ardwick highlighted
Ardwick
540 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Rusholme highlighted
Rusholme
315 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Ardwick has 20,997 residents in 6,712 households; Rusholme has 17,903 in 4,924. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (5% and 6%). Ardwick has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 5.1 percentage points more than Rusholme (Manchester: 33%).

20,997Residents (2021)
17,903Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
6,712Households
4,924Households
214,730Households
42.2%Aged 15–29
47.2%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
5.2%Aged 65 and over
6.1%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
34.8%Living alone
29.7%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 Rusholme (38%). Rusholme has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 31%, 10.6 percentage points more than Ardwick (Manchester: 37%). Rusholme has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 13.3 percentage points more than Ardwick (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £218,750 in Ardwick and £250,000 in Rusholme, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£218,750Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
20.7%Owner-occupied
31.3%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
32.8%Private renting
46.1%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
46.0%Social renting
22.1%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
5.7%Detached houses
3.7%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
19.3%Semi-detached houses
37.6%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
37.3%Terraced houses
20.2%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
32.1%Flats
28.8%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Rusholme has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 1.8 percentage points more than Ardwick (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 229 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ardwick, and 238 in Rusholme. The typical postcode is 303 m from the nearest school in Ardwick and 294 m in Rusholme. The typical postcode is 818 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ardwick and 1,553 m in Rusholme. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 83% of premises in Ardwick and 88% in Rusholme.

12.0%Green space within 500 m
13.8%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
229Services within 15 min (median)
238Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
303 mNearest school (median)
294 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
818 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.6 kmNearest 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)
87.9%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.

Rusholme

Rusholme is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 17,903 people in 4,924 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, in line with the Manchester median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

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