Didsbury East
vs Withington
Withington has the younger population: 52% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Didsbury East. Homes in Didsbury East sold for a median of £400,000, 31% above Withington. Didsbury East has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Didsbury East has 14,481 residents in 6,104 households; Withington has 15,438 in 5,546. Didsbury East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 7 percentage points more than Withington (Manchester: 10%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (29% and 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 58% of homes in Didsbury East and 43% in Withington. Didsbury East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 32.4 percentage points more than Withington (Manchester: 37%). Withington has the higher share of private renting: 48%, 23.6 percentage points more than Didsbury East (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Didsbury East and £306,000 in Withington, against £253,000 across Manchester.
Surroundings
Didsbury East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 5.7 percentage points more than Withington (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 186 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Didsbury East, and 181 in Withington. The typical postcode is 336 m from the nearest school in Didsbury East and 369 m in Withington. The typical postcode is 396 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Didsbury East and 725 m in Withington. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Didsbury East and 96% in Withington.
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.
Withington is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,438 people in 5,546 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £306,000 over the past two years, 21% above the Manchester median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 47% below the Manchester average.
More comparisons.
Didsbury East and Withington next to other wards of Manchester.