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Levenshulme
vs Longsight

Longsight has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Levenshulme. Homes in Levenshulme sold for a median of £255,000, 23% above Longsight. Levenshulme has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Manchester with Levenshulme highlighted
Levenshulme
377 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Longsight highlighted
Longsight
358 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Levenshulme has 20,490 residents in 7,565 households; Longsight has 20,420 in 6,297. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (8% and 7%). Levenshulme has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 6.6 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 33%).

20,490Residents (2021)
20,420Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
7,565Households
6,297Households
214,730Households
20.6%Aged 15–29
22.6%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
7.7%Aged 65 and over
7.0%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
30.5%Living alone
23.9%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Levenshulme (49%) and semi-detached houses in Longsight (39%). Levenshulme has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 45%, 12 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 37%). Levenshulme has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 6.9 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £255,000 in Levenshulme and £208,000 in Longsight, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£255,000Median sale price
£208,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
44.5%Owner-occupied
32.5%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
37.4%Private renting
30.5%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
17.0%Social renting
35.7%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
4.1%Detached houses
7.2%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
24.9%Semi-detached houses
39.4%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
49.1%Terraced houses
36.9%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
15.8%Flats
12.3%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Levenshulme has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 9.4 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 178 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Levenshulme, and 142 in Longsight. The typical postcode is 333 m from the nearest school in Levenshulme and 265 m in Longsight. The typical postcode is 655 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Levenshulme and 715 m in Longsight. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Levenshulme and 95% in Longsight.

20.6%Green space within 500 m
11.2%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
178Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
333 mNearest school (median)
265 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
655 mNearest tram or rail (median)
715 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.4%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.

Levenshulme

Levenshulme is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 20,490 people in 7,565 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £255,000 over the past two years, in line with the Manchester median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 39% 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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