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Clayton & Openshaw
vs Longsight

Longsight has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Clayton & Openshaw. Homes in Longsight sold for a median of £208,000, 16% above Clayton & Openshaw. Clayton & Openshaw has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Manchester with Clayton & Openshaw highlighted
Clayton & Openshaw
606 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Longsight highlighted
Longsight
358 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Clayton & Openshaw has 20,031 residents in 7,721 households; Longsight has 20,420 in 6,297. Clayton & Openshaw has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 9%, 2.3 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 10%). Clayton & Openshaw has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 7 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 33%).

20,031Residents (2021)
20,420Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
7,721Households
6,297Households
214,730Households
21.5%Aged 15–29
22.6%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
9.3%Aged 65 and over
7.0%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
30.9%Living alone
23.9%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Clayton & Openshaw (42%) and semi-detached houses in Longsight (39%). Longsight has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 33%, 3.4 percentage points more than Clayton & Openshaw (Manchester: 37%). Longsight has the higher share of private renting: 31%, 2.1 percentage points more than Clayton & Openshaw (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £180,000 in Clayton & Openshaw and £208,000 in Longsight, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£180,000Median sale price
£208,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
29.1%Owner-occupied
32.5%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
28.4%Private renting
30.5%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
41.0%Social renting
35.7%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
5.6%Detached houses
7.2%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
32.2%Semi-detached houses
39.4%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
42.4%Terraced houses
36.9%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
16.9%Flats
12.3%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Clayton & Openshaw has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 4.2 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 111 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Clayton & Openshaw, and 142 in Longsight. The typical postcode is 337 m from the nearest school in Clayton & Openshaw and 265 m in Longsight. The typical postcode is 539 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Clayton & Openshaw and 715 m in Longsight. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Clayton & Openshaw and 95% in Longsight.

15.4%Green space within 500 m
11.2%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
111Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
337 mNearest school (median)
265 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
539 mNearest tram or rail (median)
715 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
8Postcodes in flood risk areas
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
93.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.9%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.

Clayton & Openshaw

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.

Longsight

Longsight is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 20,420 people in 6,297 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £208,000 over the past two years, 18% below the Manchester median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

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