Fallowfield
vs Withington
Fallowfield has the younger population: 52% of residents are aged 15–29, against 52% in Withington. Homes in Withington sold for a median of £306,000, 18% above Fallowfield. Fallowfield has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Fallowfield has 14,764 residents in 4,304 households; Withington has 15,438 in 5,546. Withington has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 8%, 2.4 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 10%). Withington has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 2.9 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Fallowfield and 43% in Withington. Withington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 36%, 7.5 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 37%). Withington has the higher share of private renting: 48%, 9.7 percentage points more than Fallowfield (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £260,000 in Fallowfield and £306,000 in Withington, against £253,000 across Manchester.
Surroundings
Fallowfield has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 12.1 percentage points more than Withington (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 204 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Fallowfield, and 181 in Withington. The typical postcode is 376 m from the nearest school in Fallowfield and 369 m in Withington. The typical postcode is 1,476 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Fallowfield and 725 m in Withington. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Fallowfield 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.
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.
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.
Fallowfield and Withington next to other wards of Manchester.