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Charlestown
vs Harpurhey

Harpurhey has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Charlestown. Homes in Charlestown sold for a median of £215,000, 26% above Harpurhey. Harpurhey has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 23%).

Map of Manchester with Charlestown highlighted
Charlestown
410 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Harpurhey highlighted
Harpurhey
573 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Charlestown has 18,052 residents in 7,233 households; Harpurhey has 20,200 in 7,934. Charlestown has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 3.2 percentage points more than Harpurhey (Manchester: 10%). Harpurhey has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 2 percentage points more than Charlestown (Manchester: 33%).

18,052Residents (2021)
20,200Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
7,233Households
7,934Households
214,730Households
18.2%Aged 15–29
19.1%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
12.5%Aged 65 and over
9.3%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
32.9%Living alone
34.9%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Charlestown (48%) and terraced houses in Harpurhey (40%). Charlestown has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 43%, 14.1 percentage points more than Harpurhey (Manchester: 37%). Harpurhey has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 12.8 percentage points more than Charlestown (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £215,000 in Charlestown and £170,000 in Harpurhey, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£215,000Median sale price
£170,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
42.6%Owner-occupied
28.5%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
15.6%Private renting
28.4%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
40.6%Social renting
41.8%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
8.3%Detached houses
7.7%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
48.2%Semi-detached houses
24.5%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
19.1%Terraced houses
39.8%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
22.3%Flats
25.5%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Harpurhey has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 1.5 percentage points more than Charlestown (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 78 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Charlestown, and 80 in Harpurhey. The typical postcode is 378 m from the nearest school in Charlestown and 279 m in Harpurhey. The typical postcode is 1,395 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Charlestown and 900 m in Harpurhey. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Charlestown and 84% in Harpurhey.

23.1%Green space within 500 m
24.6%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
78Services within 15 min (median)
80Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
378 mNearest school (median)
279 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
900 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
32Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.1%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.

Harpurhey

Harpurhey is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 20,200 people in 7,934 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £170,000 over the past two years, 33% below the Manchester median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 66% above the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

Charlestown and Harpurhey next to other wards of Manchester.

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