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Baguley
vs Northenden

Baguley has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Northenden. Homes in Northenden sold for a median of £312,250, 29% above Baguley. Baguley has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Manchester with Baguley highlighted
366 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Northenden highlighted
432 postcodes
Map of Manchester
city average

People

Baguley has 16,066 residents in 6,722 households; Northenden has 15,303 in 6,183. Northenden has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 1.2 percentage points more than Baguley (Manchester: 10%). Baguley has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 3.7 percentage points more than Northenden (Manchester: 33%).

16,066Residents (2021)
15,303Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
6,722Households
6,183Households
214,730Households
19.0%Aged 15–29
17.9%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
12.3%Aged 65 and over
13.5%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
34.4%Living alone
30.7%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Baguley and 48% in Northenden. Northenden has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 46%, 5.9 percentage points more than Baguley (Manchester: 37%). Northenden has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 3 percentage points more than Baguley (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £242,000 in Baguley and £312,250 in Northenden, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£242,000Median sale price
£312,250Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
39.8%Owner-occupied
45.7%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
13.8%Private renting
16.8%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
44.5%Social renting
36.7%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
6.7%Detached houses
8.0%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
41.0%Semi-detached houses
47.7%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
25.6%Terraced houses
24.9%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
24.6%Flats
16.5%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Baguley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 6.5 percentage points more than Northenden (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 73 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Baguley, and 72 in Northenden. The typical postcode is 372 m from the nearest school in Baguley and 330 m in Northenden. The typical postcode is 556 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Baguley and 1,285 m in Northenden. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Baguley and 96% in Northenden.

18.8%Green space within 500 m
12.3%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
73Services within 15 min (median)
72Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
372 mNearest school (median)
330 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
556 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
69Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.5%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.

Baguley

Baguley is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 16,066 people in 6,722 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £242,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Manchester median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% above the Manchester average.

Northenden

Northenden is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,303 people in 6,183 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £312,250 over the past two years, 23% above the Manchester median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% below the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

Baguley and Northenden next to other wards of Manchester.