Clayton & Openshaw
vs Gorton & Abbey Hey
Clayton & Openshaw has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Gorton & Abbey Hey. Homes in Gorton & Abbey Hey sold for a median of £185,000, in line with Clayton & Openshaw. Gorton & Abbey Hey has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Clayton & Openshaw has 20,031 residents in 7,721 households; Gorton & Abbey Hey has 20,983 in 8,360. Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 1.2 percentage points more than Clayton & Openshaw (Manchester: 10%). Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 2.2 percentage points more than Clayton & Openshaw (Manchester: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Clayton & Openshaw and 47% in Gorton & Abbey Hey. Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 35%, 6.1 percentage points more than Clayton & Openshaw (Manchester: 37%). Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 4.5 percentage points more than Clayton & Openshaw (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £180,000 in Clayton & Openshaw and £185,000 in Gorton & Abbey Hey, against £253,000 across Manchester.
Surroundings
Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 1.9 percentage points more than Clayton & Openshaw (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 111 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Clayton & Openshaw, and 120 in Gorton & Abbey Hey. The typical postcode is 337 m from the nearest school in Clayton & Openshaw and 291 m in Gorton & Abbey Hey. The typical postcode is 539 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Clayton & Openshaw and 534 m in Gorton & Abbey Hey. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Clayton & Openshaw and 95% in Gorton & Abbey Hey.
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.
Clayton & Openshaw is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 20,031 people in 7,721 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £180,000 over the past two years, 29% below the Manchester median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% above the Manchester average.
Gorton & Abbey Hey is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 20,983 people in 8,360 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £185,000 over the past two years, 27% below the Manchester median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% above the Manchester average.
More comparisons.
Clayton & Openshaw and Gorton & Abbey Hey next to other wards of Manchester.