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Crumpsall
vs Higher Blackley

Crumpsall has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Higher Blackley. Homes in Higher Blackley sold for a median of £215,000, 8% above Crumpsall. Higher Blackley has more green space nearby (29% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Manchester with Crumpsall highlighted
Crumpsall
324 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Higher Blackley highlighted
Higher Blackley
385 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Crumpsall has 18,583 residents in 6,170 households; Higher Blackley has 15,566 in 6,396. Higher Blackley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 3.4 percentage points more than Crumpsall (Manchester: 10%). Higher Blackley has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 1.7 percentage points more than Crumpsall (Manchester: 33%).

18,583Residents (2021)
15,566Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
6,170Households
6,396Households
214,730Households
20.0%Aged 15–29
18.9%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
10.2%Aged 65 and over
13.6%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
31.7%Living alone
33.4%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Crumpsall and 44% in Higher Blackley. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (43% and 43%). Crumpsall has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 19.6 percentage points more than Higher Blackley (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,000 in Crumpsall and £215,000 in Higher Blackley, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£200,000Median sale price
£215,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
43.4%Owner-occupied
43.3%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
38.0%Private renting
18.4%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
17.4%Social renting
37.1%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
6.3%Detached houses
7.6%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
38.6%Semi-detached houses
43.8%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
23.5%Terraced houses
27.5%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
24.8%Flats
19.2%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Higher Blackley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 17.7 percentage points more than Crumpsall (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 84 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Crumpsall, and 76 in Higher Blackley. The typical postcode is 338 m from the nearest school in Crumpsall and 342 m in Higher Blackley. The typical postcode is 440 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Crumpsall and 1,241 m in Higher Blackley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 80% of premises in Crumpsall and 90% in Higher Blackley.

11.7%Green space within 500 m
29.4%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
84Services within 15 min (median)
76Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
338 mNearest school (median)
342 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
440 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
22Postcodes in flood risk areas
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
79.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.8%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.

Higher Blackley

Higher Blackley is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,566 people in 6,396 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 15% below the Manchester median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 99% above the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

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