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%).
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%).
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.
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.
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 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 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.