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Crumpsall
vs Harpurhey

Crumpsall has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Harpurhey. Homes in Crumpsall sold for a median of £200,000, 18% above Harpurhey. Harpurhey has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Manchester with Crumpsall highlighted
324 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Harpurhey highlighted
573 postcodes
Map of Manchester
city average

People

Crumpsall has 18,583 residents in 6,170 households; Harpurhey has 20,200 in 7,934. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (10% and 9%). Harpurhey has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 3.2 percentage points more than Crumpsall (Manchester: 33%).

18,583Residents (2021)
20,200Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
6,170Households
7,934Households
214,730Households
20.0%Aged 15–29
19.1%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
10.2%Aged 65 and over
9.3%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
31.7%Living alone
34.9%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Crumpsall (39%) and terraced houses in Harpurhey (40%). Crumpsall has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 43%, 14.9 percentage points more than Harpurhey (Manchester: 37%). Crumpsall has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 9.6 percentage points more than Harpurhey (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,000 in Crumpsall and £170,000 in Harpurhey, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£200,000Median sale price
£170,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
43.4%Owner-occupied
28.5%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
38.0%Private renting
28.4%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
17.4%Social renting
41.8%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
6.3%Detached houses
7.7%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
38.6%Semi-detached houses
24.5%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
23.5%Terraced houses
39.8%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
24.8%Flats
25.5%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Harpurhey has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 12.9 percentage points more than Crumpsall (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 84 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Crumpsall, and 80 in Harpurhey. The typical postcode is 338 m from the nearest school in Crumpsall and 279 m in Harpurhey. The typical postcode is 440 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Crumpsall and 900 m in Harpurhey. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 80% of premises in Crumpsall and 84% in Harpurhey.

11.7%Green space within 500 m
24.6%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
84Services within 15 min (median)
80Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
338 mNearest school (median)
279 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
440 mNearest tram or rail (median)
900 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
22Postcodes in flood risk areas
32Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
79.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.1%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.

Crumpsall

Crumpsall is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 18,583 people in 6,170 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 21% below the Manchester median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Manchester average.

Harpurhey

Harpurhey is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 20,200 people in 7,934 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £170,000 over the past two years, 33% below the Manchester median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 66% above the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

Crumpsall and Harpurhey next to other wards of Manchester.