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Didsbury East
vs Didsbury West

Didsbury West has the younger population: 27% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Didsbury East. Homes in Didsbury East sold for a median of £400,000, 14% above Didsbury West. Didsbury East has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 9%).

Map of Manchester with Didsbury East highlighted
Didsbury East
370 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Didsbury West highlighted
Didsbury West
362 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Didsbury East has 14,481 residents in 6,104 households; Didsbury West has 15,078 in 7,445. Didsbury East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 3.6 percentage points more than Didsbury West (Manchester: 10%). Didsbury West has the higher share of people living alone: 41%, 11.2 percentage points more than Didsbury East (Manchester: 33%).

14,481Residents (2021)
15,078Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
6,104Households
7,445Households
214,730Households
19.1%Aged 15–29
26.8%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
15.2%Aged 65 and over
11.6%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
29.4%Living alone
40.6%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Didsbury East (58%) and flats in Didsbury West (36%). Didsbury East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 20.1 percentage points more than Didsbury West (Manchester: 37%). Didsbury West has the higher share of private renting: 44%, 19.1 percentage points more than Didsbury East (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Didsbury East and £351,500 in Didsbury West, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£400,000Median sale price
£351,500Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
68.0%Owner-occupied
47.9%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
24.7%Private renting
43.8%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
6.5%Social renting
8.0%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
6.6%Detached houses
6.8%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
58.2%Semi-detached houses
19.6%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
12.0%Terraced houses
15.4%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
17.5%Flats
35.7%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Didsbury East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 4.9 percentage points more than Didsbury West (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 186 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Didsbury East, and 194 in Didsbury West. The typical postcode is 336 m from the nearest school in Didsbury East and 367 m in Didsbury West. The typical postcode is 396 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Didsbury East and 485 m in Didsbury West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Didsbury East and 92% in Didsbury West.

13.6%Green space within 500 m
8.7%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
186Services within 15 min (median)
194Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
336 mNearest school (median)
367 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
396 mNearest tram or rail (median)
485 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
70Postcodes in flood risk areas
18Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.1%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.

Didsbury East

Didsbury East is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 14,481 people in 6,104 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 58% above the Manchester median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Manchester average.

Didsbury West

Didsbury West is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,078 people in 7,445 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £351,500 over the past two years, 39% above the Manchester median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 41% below the Manchester average.

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