Gorton & Abbey Hey
vs Rusholme

Rusholme has the younger population: 47% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Gorton & Abbey Hey. Homes in Rusholme sold for a median of £250,000, 35% above Gorton & Abbey Hey. Gorton & Abbey Hey has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 14%).

Gorton & Abbey Hey

489 postcodes

Rusholme

315 postcodes

Manchester

city average

People

Gorton & Abbey Hey has 20,983 residents in 8,360 households; Rusholme has 17,903 in 4,924. Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 4.4 percentage points more than Rusholme (Manchester: 10%). Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 3.4 percentage points more than Rusholme (Manchester: 33%).

20,983Residents (2021)

17,903Residents (2021)

551,938Residents (2021)

8,360Households

4,924Households

214,730Households

19.3%Aged 15–29

47.2%Aged 15–29

28.4%Aged 15–29

10.5%Aged 65 and over

6.1%Aged 65 and over

9.5%Aged 65 and over

33.1%Living alone

29.7%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 Rusholme (38%). Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 35%, 3.9 percentage points more than Rusholme (Manchester: 37%). Rusholme has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 13.2 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 £250,000 in Rusholme, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£185,000Median sale price

£250,000Median sale price

£253,000Median sale price

35.2%Owner-occupied

31.3%Owner-occupied

37.2%Owner-occupied

32.9%Private renting

46.1%Private renting

32.3%Private renting

30.3%Social renting

22.1%Social renting

29.5%Social renting

5.4%Detached houses

3.7%Detached houses

5.4%Detached houses

28.0%Semi-detached houses

37.6%Semi-detached houses

31.9%Semi-detached houses

47.4%Terraced houses

20.2%Terraced houses

28.0%Terraced houses

16.0%Flats

28.8%Flats

28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Gorton & Abbey Hey has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 3.5 percentage points more than Rusholme (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 120 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Gorton & Abbey Hey, and 238 in Rusholme. The typical postcode is 291 m from the nearest school in Gorton & Abbey Hey and 294 m in Rusholme. The typical postcode is 534 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gorton & Abbey Hey and 1,553 m in Rusholme. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Gorton & Abbey Hey and 88% in Rusholme.

17.3%Green space within 500 m

13.8%Green space within 500 m

14.8%Green space within 500 m

120Services within 15 min (median)

238Services within 15 min (median)

142Services within 15 min (median)

291 mNearest school (median)

294 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

534 mNearest tram or rail (median)

1.6 kmNearest 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)

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.

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.

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.

Gorton & Abbey Hey and Rusholme next to other wards of Manchester.

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