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Hulme
vs Piccadilly

Piccadilly has the younger population: 60% of residents are aged 15–29, against 50% in Hulme. Homes in Piccadilly sold for a median of £235,000, 12% above Hulme. Hulme has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of Manchester with Hulme highlighted
455 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Piccadilly highlighted
550 postcodes
Map of Manchester
city average

People

Hulme has 19,980 residents in 8,125 households; Piccadilly has 11,506 in 6,156. Hulme has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 4%, 1.1 percentage points more than Piccadilly (Manchester: 10%). Piccadilly has the higher share of people living alone: 45%, 4 percentage points more than Hulme (Manchester: 33%).

19,980Residents (2021)
11,506Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
8,125Households
6,156Households
214,730Households
50.4%Aged 15–29
59.5%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
3.7%Aged 65 and over
2.6%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
41.0%Living alone
45.0%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 68% of homes in Hulme and 77% in Piccadilly. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (19% and 19%). Piccadilly has the higher share of private renting: 71%, 26.8 percentage points more than Hulme (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £210,000 in Hulme and £235,000 in Piccadilly, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£210,000Median sale price
£235,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
18.8%Owner-occupied
19.4%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
44.0%Private renting
70.8%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
36.6%Social renting
9.1%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
2.3%Detached houses
0.3%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
8.6%Semi-detached houses
0.4%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
16.4%Terraced houses
1.2%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
68.2%Flats
76.8%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Hulme has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 12.2 percentage points more than Piccadilly (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 323 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hulme, and 937 in Piccadilly. The typical postcode is 266 m from the nearest school in Hulme and 663 m in Piccadilly. The typical postcode is 734 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hulme and 293 m in Piccadilly. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Hulme and 86% in Piccadilly.

17.4%Green space within 500 m
5.2%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
323Services within 15 min (median)
937Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
266 mNearest school (median)
663 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
734 mNearest tram or rail (median)
293 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
47Postcodes in flood risk areas
26Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
88.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
85.8%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.

Hulme

Hulme is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 19,980 people in 8,125 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Manchester median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the Manchester average.

Piccadilly

Piccadilly is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 11,506 people in 6,156 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £235,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Manchester median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 65% below the Manchester average.

More comparisons.

Hulme and Piccadilly next to other wards of Manchester.