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Charlestown
vs Higher Blackley

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

Map of Manchester with Charlestown highlighted
Charlestown
410 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Higher Blackley highlighted
Higher Blackley
385 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Charlestown has 18,052 residents in 7,233 households; Higher Blackley has 15,566 in 6,396. Higher Blackley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 1.1 percentage points more than Charlestown (Manchester: 10%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (33% and 33%).

18,052Residents (2021)
15,566Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
7,233Households
6,396Households
214,730Households
18.2%Aged 15–29
18.9%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
12.5%Aged 65 and over
13.6%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
32.9%Living alone
33.4%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 44% in Higher Blackley. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (43% and 43%). Higher Blackley has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.8 percentage points more than Charlestown (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £215,000 in Charlestown and £215,000 in Higher Blackley, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£215,000Median sale price
£215,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
42.6%Owner-occupied
43.3%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
15.6%Private renting
18.4%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
40.6%Social renting
37.1%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
8.3%Detached houses
7.6%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
48.2%Semi-detached houses
43.8%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
19.1%Terraced houses
27.5%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
22.3%Flats
19.2%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Higher Blackley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 6.3 percentage points more than Charlestown (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 78 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Charlestown, and 76 in Higher Blackley. The typical postcode is 378 m from the nearest school in Charlestown and 342 m in Higher Blackley. The typical postcode is 1,395 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Charlestown and 1,241 m in Higher Blackley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Charlestown and 90% in Higher Blackley.

23.1%Green space within 500 m
29.4%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
78Services within 15 min (median)
76Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
378 mNearest school (median)
342 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.8%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.

Higher Blackley

Higher Blackley is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,566 people in 6,396 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 15% below the Manchester median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 99% above the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

Charlestown and Higher Blackley next to other wards of Manchester.

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