Brooklands
vs Sharston
Sharston has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Brooklands. Homes in Brooklands sold for a median of £275,000, 15% above Sharston. Brooklands has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Brooklands has 15,236 residents in 6,797 households; Sharston has 17,205 in 6,993. Brooklands has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 2.3 percentage points more than Sharston (Manchester: 10%). Brooklands has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 4.1 percentage points more than Sharston (Manchester: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Brooklands (31%) and semi-detached houses in Sharston (43%). Brooklands has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 50%, 13.9 percentage points more than Sharston (Manchester: 37%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (15% and 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £275,000 in Brooklands and £240,000 in Sharston, against £253,000 across Manchester.
Surroundings
Brooklands has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 2.3 percentage points more than Sharston (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 98 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brooklands, and 99 in Sharston. The typical postcode is 391 m from the nearest school in Brooklands and 352 m in Sharston. The typical postcode is 503 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brooklands and 458 m in Sharston. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Brooklands and 99% in Sharston.
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.
Sharston is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 17,205 people in 6,993 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,000 over the past two years, 5% below the Manchester median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Manchester average.
More comparisons.
Brooklands and Sharston next to other wards of Manchester.