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Charlestown
vs Crumpsall

Crumpsall has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Charlestown. Homes in Charlestown sold for a median of £215,000, 8% above Crumpsall. Charlestown has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Manchester with Charlestown highlighted
Charlestown
410 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Crumpsall highlighted
Crumpsall
324 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Charlestown has 18,052 residents in 7,233 households; Crumpsall has 18,583 in 6,170. Charlestown has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 2.3 percentage points more than Crumpsall (Manchester: 10%). Charlestown has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 1.2 percentage points more than Crumpsall (Manchester: 33%).

18,052Residents (2021)
18,583Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
7,233Households
6,170Households
214,730Households
18.2%Aged 15–29
20.0%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
12.5%Aged 65 and over
10.2%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
32.9%Living alone
31.7%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 48% of homes in Charlestown and 39% in Crumpsall. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (43% and 43%). Crumpsall has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 22.4 percentage points more than Charlestown (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £215,000 in Charlestown and £200,000 in Crumpsall, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£215,000Median sale price
£200,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
42.6%Owner-occupied
43.4%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
15.6%Private renting
38.0%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
40.6%Social renting
17.4%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
8.3%Detached houses
6.3%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
48.2%Semi-detached houses
38.6%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
19.1%Terraced houses
23.5%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
22.3%Flats
24.8%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Charlestown has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 11.4 percentage points more than Crumpsall (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 78 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Charlestown, and 84 in Crumpsall. The typical postcode is 378 m from the nearest school in Charlestown and 338 m in Crumpsall. The typical postcode is 1,395 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Charlestown and 440 m in Crumpsall. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Charlestown and 80% in Crumpsall.

23.1%Green space within 500 m
11.7%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
78Services within 15 min (median)
84Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
378 mNearest school (median)
338 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
440 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
22Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
79.9%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.

Charlestown

Charlestown is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 18,052 people in 7,233 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 15% below the Manchester median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% above the Manchester average.

Crumpsall

Crumpsall is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 18,583 people in 6,170 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 21% below the Manchester median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

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