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Clayton & Openshaw
vs Miles Platting & Newton Heath

Clayton & Openshaw has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Homes in Miles Platting & Newton Heath sold for a median of £210,000, 17% above Clayton & Openshaw. Miles Platting & Newton Heath has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Manchester with Clayton & Openshaw highlighted
Clayton & Openshaw
606 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Miles Platting & Newton Heath highlighted
Miles Platting & Newton Heath
618 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Clayton & Openshaw has 20,031 residents in 7,721 households; Miles Platting & Newton Heath has 18,969 in 7,979. Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 2.4 percentage points more than Clayton & Openshaw (Manchester: 10%). Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 7 percentage points more than Clayton & Openshaw (Manchester: 33%).

20,031Residents (2021)
18,969Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
7,721Households
7,979Households
214,730Households
21.5%Aged 15–29
19.4%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
9.3%Aged 65 and over
11.7%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
30.9%Living alone
37.9%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Clayton & Openshaw and 41% in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 32%, 3.3 percentage points more than Clayton & Openshaw (Manchester: 37%). Clayton & Openshaw has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 8.7 percentage points more than Miles Platting & Newton Heath (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £180,000 in Clayton & Openshaw and £210,000 in Miles Platting & Newton Heath, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£180,000Median sale price
£210,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
29.1%Owner-occupied
32.4%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
28.4%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
41.0%Social renting
46.9%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
5.6%Detached houses
4.6%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
32.2%Semi-detached houses
30.8%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
42.4%Terraced houses
41.3%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
16.9%Flats
20.5%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 7.4 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 61 in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. The typical postcode is 337 m from the nearest school in Clayton & Openshaw and 344 m in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. The typical postcode is 539 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Clayton & Openshaw and 781 m in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Clayton & Openshaw and 89% in Miles Platting & Newton Heath.

15.4%Green space within 500 m
22.8%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
111Services within 15 min (median)
61Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
337 mNearest school (median)
344 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
539 mNearest tram or rail (median)
781 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
8Postcodes in flood risk areas
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
93.3%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.

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.

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.

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