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Burnage
vs Fallowfield

Fallowfield has the younger population: 52% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Burnage. Homes in Burnage sold for a median of £297,000, 14% above Fallowfield. Fallowfield has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Manchester with Burnage highlighted
Burnage
410 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Fallowfield highlighted
Fallowfield
257 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Burnage has 18,159 residents in 6,393 households; Fallowfield has 14,764 in 4,304. Burnage has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 5.8 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 10%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 27%).

18,159Residents (2021)
14,764Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
6,393Households
4,304Households
214,730Households
20.9%Aged 15–29
51.8%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
11.6%Aged 65 and over
5.8%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
25.6%Living alone
26.5%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 63% of homes in Burnage and 39% in Fallowfield. Burnage has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 50%, 21.8 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 37%). Fallowfield has the higher share of private renting: 39%, 23.4 percentage points more than Burnage (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £297,000 in Burnage and £260,000 in Fallowfield, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£297,000Median sale price
£260,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
49.9%Owner-occupied
28.1%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
15.2%Private renting
38.6%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
33.5%Social renting
31.9%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
3.7%Detached houses
3.4%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
62.8%Semi-detached houses
38.7%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
16.9%Terraced houses
33.2%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
12.5%Flats
20.1%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Fallowfield has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 10 percentage points more than Burnage (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 122 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Burnage, and 204 in Fallowfield. The typical postcode is 297 m from the nearest school in Burnage and 376 m in Fallowfield. The typical postcode is 599 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Burnage and 1,476 m in Fallowfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Burnage and 89% in Fallowfield.

10.0%Green space within 500 m
20.0%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
122Services within 15 min (median)
204Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
297 mNearest school (median)
376 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
599 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
51Postcodes in flood risk areas
106Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.5%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.

Burnage

Burnage is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 18,159 people in 6,393 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £297,000 over the past two years, 17% above the Manchester median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 32% below the Manchester average.

Fallowfield

Fallowfield is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 14,764 people in 4,304 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £260,000 over the past two years, in line with the Manchester median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 35% above the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

Burnage and Fallowfield next to other wards of Manchester.

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