Brooklands
vs Woodhouse Park
Woodhouse Park 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, 17% above Woodhouse Park. Brooklands has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Brooklands has 15,236 residents in 6,797 households; Woodhouse Park has 15,410 in 6,505. Brooklands has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 2.6 percentage points more than Woodhouse Park (Manchester: 10%). Brooklands has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 2.2 percentage points more than Woodhouse Park (Manchester: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Brooklands (31%) and semi-detached houses in Woodhouse Park (35%). Brooklands has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 50%, 15.7 percentage points more than Woodhouse Park (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 £234,500 in Woodhouse Park, against £253,000 across Manchester.
Surroundings
Brooklands has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 1.6 percentage points more than Woodhouse Park (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 98 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brooklands, and 79 in Woodhouse Park. The typical postcode is 391 m from the nearest school in Brooklands and 433 m in Woodhouse Park. The typical postcode is 503 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brooklands and 561 m in Woodhouse Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Brooklands and 93% in Woodhouse 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.
Woodhouse Park is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,410 people in 6,505 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £234,500 over the past two years, 7% below the Manchester median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% below the Manchester average.
More comparisons.
Brooklands and Woodhouse Park next to other wards of Manchester.