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Harpurhey
vs Miles Platting & Newton Heath

Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Harpurhey. Homes in Miles Platting & Newton Heath sold for a median of £210,000, 24% above Harpurhey. Harpurhey has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 23%).

Map of Manchester with Harpurhey highlighted
Harpurhey
573 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Miles Platting & Newton Heath highlighted
Miles Platting & Newton Heath
618 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Harpurhey has 20,200 residents in 7,934 households; Miles Platting & Newton Heath has 18,969 in 7,979. Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 2.4 percentage points more than Harpurhey (Manchester: 10%). Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 3 percentage points more than Harpurhey (Manchester: 33%).

20,200Residents (2021)
18,969Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
7,934Households
7,979Households
214,730Households
19.1%Aged 15–29
19.4%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
9.3%Aged 65 and over
11.7%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
34.9%Living alone
37.9%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Harpurhey and 41% in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 32%, 3.9 percentage points more than Harpurhey (Manchester: 37%). Harpurhey has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 8.7 percentage points more than Miles Platting & Newton Heath (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £170,000 in Harpurhey and £210,000 in Miles Platting & Newton Heath, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£170,000Median sale price
£210,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
28.5%Owner-occupied
32.4%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
28.4%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
41.8%Social renting
46.9%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
7.7%Detached houses
4.6%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
24.5%Semi-detached houses
30.8%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
39.8%Terraced houses
41.3%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
25.5%Flats
20.5%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Harpurhey has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 1.8 percentage points more than Miles Platting & Newton Heath (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 80 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Harpurhey, and 61 in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. The typical postcode is 279 m from the nearest school in Harpurhey and 344 m in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. The typical postcode is 900 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Harpurhey and 781 m in Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Harpurhey and 89% in Miles Platting & Newton Heath.

24.6%Green space within 500 m
22.8%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
80Services within 15 min (median)
61Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
279 mNearest school (median)
344 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
900 mNearest tram or rail (median)
781 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
32Postcodes in flood risk areas
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
84.1%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.

Harpurhey

Harpurhey is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 20,200 people in 7,934 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £170,000 over the past two years, 33% below the Manchester median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 66% above the Manchester average.

Miles Platting & Newton Heath

Miles Platting & Newton Heath is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 18,969 people in 7,979 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Manchester median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 54% above the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

Harpurhey and Miles Platting & Newton Heath next to other wards of Manchester.

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