Charlestown
vs Miles Platting & Newton Heath

Miles Platting & Newton Heath 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, in line with Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Charlestown has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 23%).

Charlestown

410 postcodes

Miles Platting & Newton Heath

618 postcodes

Manchester

city average

People

Charlestown has 18,052 residents in 7,233 households; Miles Platting & Newton Heath has 18,969 in 7,979. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (13% and 12%). Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 5 percentage points more than Charlestown (Manchester: 33%).

18,052Residents (2021)

18,969Residents (2021)

551,938Residents (2021)

7,233Households

7,979Households

214,730Households

18.2%Aged 15–29

19.4%Aged 15–29

28.4%Aged 15–29

12.5%Aged 65 and over

11.7%Aged 65 and over

9.5%Aged 65 and over

32.9%Living alone

37.9%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 Miles Platting & Newton Heath (41%). Charlestown has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 43%, 10.2 percentage points more than Miles Platting & Newton Heath (Manchester: 37%). Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 4.1 percentage points more than Charlestown (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £215,000 in Charlestown and £210,000 in Miles Platting & Newton Heath, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£215,000Median sale price

£210,000Median sale price

£253,000Median sale price

42.6%Owner-occupied

32.4%Owner-occupied

37.2%Owner-occupied

15.6%Private renting

19.7%Private renting

32.3%Private renting

40.6%Social renting

46.9%Social renting

29.5%Social renting

8.3%Detached houses

4.6%Detached houses

5.4%Detached houses

48.2%Semi-detached houses

30.8%Semi-detached houses

31.9%Semi-detached houses

19.1%Terraced houses

41.3%Terraced houses

28.0%Terraced houses

22.3%Flats

20.5%Flats

28.1%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (23% and 23%). A typical postcode has 78 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Charlestown, and 61 in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. The typical postcode is 378 m from the nearest school in Charlestown and 344 m in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. The typical postcode is 1,395 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Charlestown and 781 m in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Charlestown and 89% in Miles Platting & Newton Heath.

23.1%Green space within 500 m

22.8%Green space within 500 m

14.8%Green space within 500 m

78Services within 15 min (median)

61Services within 15 min (median)

142Services within 15 min (median)

378 mNearest school (median)

344 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

781 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

0Postcodes in flood risk areas

1Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas

97.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

88.5%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.

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.

Miles Platting & Newton Heath

Miles Platting & Newton Heath is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 18,969 people in 7,979 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Manchester median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 54% above the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

Charlestown and Miles Platting & Newton Heath next to other wards of Manchester.

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