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Fallowfield
vs Rusholme

Fallowfield has the younger population: 52% of residents are aged 15–29, against 47% in Rusholme. Homes in Fallowfield sold for a median of £260,000, 4% above Rusholme. Fallowfield has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Manchester with Fallowfield highlighted
Fallowfield
257 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Rusholme highlighted
Rusholme
315 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Fallowfield has 14,764 residents in 4,304 households; Rusholme has 17,903 in 4,924. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (6% and 6%). Rusholme has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 3.2 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 33%).

14,764Residents (2021)
17,903Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
4,304Households
4,924Households
214,730Households
51.8%Aged 15–29
47.2%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
5.8%Aged 65 and over
6.1%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
26.5%Living alone
29.7%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 Fallowfield and 38% in Rusholme. Rusholme has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 31%, 3.2 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 37%). Rusholme has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 7.5 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £260,000 in Fallowfield and £250,000 in Rusholme, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£260,000Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
28.1%Owner-occupied
31.3%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
38.6%Private renting
46.1%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
31.9%Social renting
22.1%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
3.4%Detached houses
3.7%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
38.7%Semi-detached houses
37.6%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
33.2%Terraced houses
20.2%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
20.1%Flats
28.8%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Fallowfield has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 6.2 percentage points more than Rusholme (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 204 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Fallowfield, and 238 in Rusholme. The typical postcode is 376 m from the nearest school in Fallowfield and 294 m in Rusholme. The typical postcode is 1,476 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Fallowfield and 1,553 m in Rusholme. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Fallowfield and 88% in Rusholme.

20.0%Green space within 500 m
13.8%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
204Services within 15 min (median)
238Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
376 mNearest school (median)
294 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
106Postcodes in flood risk areas
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
87.9%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.

Fallowfield

Fallowfield is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 14,764 people in 4,304 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £260,000 over the past two years, in line with the Manchester median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 35% above the Manchester average.

Rusholme

Rusholme is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 17,903 people in 4,924 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, in line with the Manchester median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

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