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Gorton & Abbey Hey
vs Longsight

Longsight has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Gorton & Abbey Hey. Homes in Longsight sold for a median of £208,000, 12% above Gorton & Abbey Hey. Gorton & Abbey Hey has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Manchester with Gorton & Abbey Hey highlighted
Gorton & Abbey Hey
489 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Longsight highlighted
Longsight
358 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Gorton & Abbey Hey has 20,983 residents in 8,360 households; Longsight has 20,420 in 6,297. Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 3.5 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 10%). Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 9.2 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 33%).

20,983Residents (2021)
20,420Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
8,360Households
6,297Households
214,730Households
19.3%Aged 15–29
22.6%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
10.5%Aged 65 and over
7.0%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
33.1%Living alone
23.9%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Gorton & Abbey Hey (47%) and semi-detached houses in Longsight (39%). Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 35%, 2.7 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 37%). Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 2.4 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £185,000 in Gorton & Abbey Hey and £208,000 in Longsight, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£185,000Median sale price
£208,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
35.2%Owner-occupied
32.5%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
32.9%Private renting
30.5%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
30.3%Social renting
35.7%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
5.4%Detached houses
7.2%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
28.0%Semi-detached houses
39.4%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
47.4%Terraced houses
36.9%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
16.0%Flats
12.3%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 6.1 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 120 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Gorton & Abbey Hey, and 142 in Longsight. The typical postcode is 291 m from the nearest school in Gorton & Abbey Hey and 265 m in Longsight. The typical postcode is 534 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gorton & Abbey Hey and 715 m in Longsight. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Gorton & Abbey Hey and 95% in Longsight.

17.3%Green space within 500 m
11.2%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
120Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
291 mNearest school (median)
265 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
534 mNearest tram or rail (median)
715 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
94.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.9%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.

Gorton & Abbey Hey

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.

Longsight

Longsight is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 20,420 people in 6,297 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £208,000 over the past two years, 18% below the Manchester median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

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