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Brooklands
vs Chorlton Park

Chorlton Park has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Brooklands. Homes in Chorlton Park sold for a median of £376,500, 37% above Brooklands. Brooklands has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Manchester with Brooklands highlighted
389 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Chorlton Park highlighted
402 postcodes
Map of Manchester
city average

People

Brooklands has 15,236 residents in 6,797 households; Chorlton Park has 17,745 in 7,176. Brooklands has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 3.7 percentage points more than Chorlton Park (Manchester: 10%). Brooklands has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 3.6 percentage points more than Chorlton Park (Manchester: 33%).

15,236Residents (2021)
17,745Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
6,797Households
7,176Households
214,730Households
17.0%Aged 15–29
21.0%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
15.6%Aged 65 and over
11.9%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
34.8%Living alone
31.2%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Brooklands (31%) and semi-detached houses in Chorlton Park (48%). Chorlton Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 53%, 2.9 percentage points more than Brooklands (Manchester: 37%). Chorlton Park has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 6.6 percentage points more than Brooklands (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £275,000 in Brooklands and £376,500 in Chorlton Park, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£275,000Median sale price
£376,500Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
50.4%Owner-occupied
53.3%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
15.3%Private renting
21.9%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
33.5%Social renting
24.0%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
10.1%Detached houses
4.3%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
48.4%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
31.4%Terraced houses
20.5%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
25.5%Flats
17.5%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Brooklands has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 1.3 percentage points more than Chorlton Park (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 98 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brooklands, and 173 in Chorlton Park. The typical postcode is 391 m from the nearest school in Brooklands and 371 m in Chorlton Park. The typical postcode is 503 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brooklands and 473 m in Chorlton Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Brooklands and 97% in Chorlton Park.

15.6%Green space within 500 m
14.3%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
98Services within 15 min (median)
173Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
391 mNearest school (median)
371 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
503 mNearest tram or rail (median)
473 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
54Postcodes in flood risk areas
80Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.7%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.

Brooklands

Brooklands is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,236 people in 6,797 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £275,000 over the past two years, 9% above the Manchester median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% above the Manchester average.

Chorlton Park

Chorlton Park is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 17,745 people in 7,176 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £376,500 over the past two years, 49% above the Manchester median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% below the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

Brooklands and Chorlton Park next to other wards of Manchester.