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Brooklands
vs Northenden

Northenden has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Brooklands. Homes in Northenden sold for a median of £312,250, 14% above Brooklands. Brooklands has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Manchester with Brooklands highlighted
Brooklands
389 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Northenden highlighted
Northenden
432 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Brooklands has 15,236 residents in 6,797 households; Northenden has 15,303 in 6,183. Brooklands has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 2.1 percentage points more than Northenden (Manchester: 10%). Brooklands has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 4.1 percentage points more than Northenden (Manchester: 33%).

15,236Residents (2021)
15,303Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
6,797Households
6,183Households
214,730Households
17.0%Aged 15–29
17.9%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
15.6%Aged 65 and over
13.5%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
34.8%Living alone
30.7%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 Northenden (48%). Brooklands has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 50%, 4.7 percentage points more than Northenden (Manchester: 37%). Northenden has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1.5 percentage points more than Brooklands (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £275,000 in Brooklands and £312,250 in Northenden, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£275,000Median sale price
£312,250Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
50.4%Owner-occupied
45.7%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
15.3%Private renting
16.8%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
33.5%Social renting
36.7%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
10.1%Detached houses
8.0%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
47.7%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
31.4%Terraced houses
24.9%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
25.5%Flats
16.5%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Brooklands has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 3.3 percentage points more than Northenden (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 98 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brooklands, and 72 in Northenden. The typical postcode is 391 m from the nearest school in Brooklands and 330 m in Northenden. The typical postcode is 503 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brooklands and 1,285 m in Northenden. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Brooklands and 96% in Northenden.

15.6%Green space within 500 m
12.3%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
98Services within 15 min (median)
72Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
391 mNearest school (median)
330 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
503 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
54Postcodes in flood risk areas
69Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.2%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.

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.

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.

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