Gorton & Abbey Hey
vs Levenshulme
Levenshulme has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Gorton & Abbey Hey. Homes in Levenshulme sold for a median of £255,000, 38% above Gorton & Abbey Hey. Levenshulme has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Gorton & Abbey Hey has 20,983 residents in 8,360 households; Levenshulme has 20,490 in 7,565. Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 2.8 percentage points more than Levenshulme (Manchester: 10%). Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 2.6 percentage points more than Levenshulme (Manchester: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 47% of homes in Gorton & Abbey Hey and 49% in Levenshulme. Levenshulme has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 45%, 9.3 percentage points more than Gorton & Abbey Hey (Manchester: 37%). Levenshulme has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 4.5 percentage points more than Gorton & Abbey Hey (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £185,000 in Gorton & Abbey Hey and £255,000 in Levenshulme, against £253,000 across Manchester.
Surroundings
Levenshulme has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 3.3 percentage points more than Gorton & Abbey Hey (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 120 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Gorton & Abbey Hey, and 178 in Levenshulme. The typical postcode is 291 m from the nearest school in Gorton & Abbey Hey and 333 m in Levenshulme. The typical postcode is 534 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gorton & Abbey Hey and 655 m in Levenshulme. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Gorton & Abbey Hey and 97% in Levenshulme.
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.
Gorton & Abbey Hey is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 20,983 people in 8,360 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £185,000 over the past two years, 27% below the Manchester median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% above the Manchester average.
Levenshulme is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 20,490 people in 7,565 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £255,000 over the past two years, in line with the Manchester median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 39% above the Manchester average.
More comparisons.
Gorton & Abbey Hey and Levenshulme next to other wards of Manchester.