Didsbury East
vs Old Moat
Old Moat has the younger population: 42% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Didsbury East. Homes in Didsbury East sold for a median of £400,000, 33% above Old Moat. Didsbury East has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Didsbury East has 14,481 residents in 6,104 households; Old Moat has 15,363 in 5,749. Didsbury East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 6.8 percentage points more than Old Moat (Manchester: 10%). Old Moat has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 1.6 percentage points more than Didsbury East (Manchester: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 58% of homes in Didsbury East and 40% in Old Moat. Didsbury East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 34.8 percentage points more than Old Moat (Manchester: 37%). Old Moat has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 12.5 percentage points more than Didsbury East (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Didsbury East and £300,000 in Old Moat, against £253,000 across Manchester.
Surroundings
Didsbury East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 3.9 percentage points more than Old Moat (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 186 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Didsbury East, and 195 in Old Moat. The typical postcode is 336 m from the nearest school in Didsbury East and 372 m in Old Moat. The typical postcode is 396 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Didsbury East and 838 m in Old Moat. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Didsbury East and 97% in Old Moat.
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 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.
Old Moat is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,363 people in 5,749 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 19% above the Manchester median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Manchester average.
More comparisons.
Didsbury East and Old Moat next to other wards of Manchester.