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Fallowfield
vs Whalley Range

Fallowfield has the younger population: 52% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Whalley Range. Homes in Whalley Range sold for a median of £266,750, in line with Fallowfield. Fallowfield has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Manchester with Fallowfield highlighted
Fallowfield
257 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Whalley Range highlighted
Whalley Range
311 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Fallowfield has 14,764 residents in 4,304 households; Whalley Range has 15,512 in 6,265. Whalley Range has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 9%, 3.2 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 10%). Whalley Range has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 12.8 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 33%).

14,764Residents (2021)
15,512Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
4,304Households
6,265Households
214,730Households
51.8%Aged 15–29
23.0%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
5.8%Aged 65 and over
9.0%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
26.5%Living alone
39.3%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Fallowfield (39%) and flats in Whalley Range (33%). Whalley Range has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 38%, 10.2 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 37%). Whalley Range has the higher share of private renting: 40%, 1.7 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £260,000 in Fallowfield and £266,750 in Whalley Range, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£260,000Median sale price
£266,750Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
28.1%Owner-occupied
38.3%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
38.6%Private renting
40.3%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
31.9%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
3.4%Detached houses
6.3%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
38.7%Semi-detached houses
23.3%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
33.2%Terraced houses
21.0%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
20.1%Flats
32.7%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Fallowfield has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 6.8 percentage points more than Whalley Range (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 204 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Fallowfield, and 178 in Whalley Range. The typical postcode is 376 m from the nearest school in Fallowfield and 311 m in Whalley Range. The typical postcode is 1,476 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Fallowfield and 1,173 m in Whalley Range. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Fallowfield and 88% in Whalley Range.

20.0%Green space within 500 m
13.2%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
204Services within 15 min (median)
178Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
376 mNearest school (median)
311 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
106Postcodes in flood risk areas
144Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
88.5%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.

Whalley Range

Whalley Range is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,512 people in 6,265 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £266,750 over the past two years, 5% above the Manchester median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Manchester average.

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