Chorlton Park
vs Old Moat
Old Moat has the younger population: 42% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Chorlton Park. Homes in Chorlton Park sold for a median of £376,500, 26% above Old Moat. Chorlton Park has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Chorlton Park has 17,745 residents in 7,176 households; Old Moat has 15,363 in 5,749. Chorlton Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 3.5 percentage points more than Old Moat (Manchester: 10%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (31% and 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 48% of homes in Chorlton Park and 40% in Old Moat. Chorlton Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 53%, 20.1 percentage points more than Old Moat (Manchester: 37%). Old Moat has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 15.3 percentage points more than Chorlton Park (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £376,500 in Chorlton Park and £300,000 in Old Moat, against £253,000 across Manchester.
Surroundings
Chorlton Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 4.6 percentage points more than Old Moat (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 173 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chorlton Park, and 195 in Old Moat. The typical postcode is 371 m from the nearest school in Chorlton Park and 372 m in Old Moat. The typical postcode is 473 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chorlton Park and 838 m in Old Moat. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Chorlton Park and 97% in Old Moat.
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.
Chorlton Park is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 17,745 people in 7,176 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £376,500 over the past two years, 49% above the Manchester median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% below the Manchester average.
Old Moat is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,363 people in 5,749 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 19% above the Manchester median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Manchester average.
More comparisons.
Chorlton Park and Old Moat next to other wards of Manchester.