Hulme
vs Whalley Range
Hulme has the younger population: 50% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Whalley Range. Homes in Whalley Range sold for a median of £266,750, 27% above Hulme. Hulme has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Hulme has 19,980 residents in 8,125 households; Whalley Range has 15,512 in 6,265. Whalley Range has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 9%, 5.3 percentage points more than Hulme (Manchester: 10%). Hulme has the higher share of people living alone: 41%, 1.7 percentage points more than Whalley Range (Manchester: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 68% of homes in Hulme and 33% in Whalley Range. Whalley Range has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 38%, 19.5 percentage points more than Hulme (Manchester: 37%). Hulme has the higher share of private renting: 44%, 3.7 percentage points more than Whalley Range (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £210,000 in Hulme and £266,750 in Whalley Range, against £253,000 across Manchester.
Surroundings
Hulme has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 4.2 percentage points more than Whalley Range (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 323 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hulme, and 178 in Whalley Range. The typical postcode is 266 m from the nearest school in Hulme and 311 m in Whalley Range. The typical postcode is 734 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hulme and 1,173 m in Whalley Range. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Hulme and 88% in Whalley Range.
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 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.
Whalley Range is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,512 people in 6,265 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £266,750 over the past two years, 5% above the Manchester median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Manchester average.
More comparisons.
Hulme and Whalley Range next to other wards of Manchester.