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Longsight
vs Rusholme

Rusholme has the younger population: 47% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Longsight. Homes in Rusholme sold for a median of £250,000, 20% above Longsight. Rusholme has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Manchester with Longsight highlighted
Longsight
358 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Rusholme highlighted
Rusholme
315 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Longsight has 20,420 residents in 6,297 households; Rusholme has 17,903 in 4,924. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (7% and 6%). Rusholme has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 5.8 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 33%).

20,420Residents (2021)
17,903Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
6,297Households
4,924Households
214,730Households
22.6%Aged 15–29
47.2%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
7.0%Aged 65 and over
6.1%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
23.9%Living alone
29.7%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Longsight and 38% in Rusholme. Longsight has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 33%, 1.2 percentage points more than Rusholme (Manchester: 37%). Rusholme has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 15.6 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £208,000 in Longsight and £250,000 in Rusholme, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£208,000Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
32.5%Owner-occupied
31.3%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
30.5%Private renting
46.1%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
35.7%Social renting
22.1%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
7.2%Detached houses
3.7%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
39.4%Semi-detached houses
37.6%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
36.9%Terraced houses
20.2%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
12.3%Flats
28.8%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Rusholme has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 2.6 percentage points more than Longsight (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 142 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Longsight, and 238 in Rusholme. The typical postcode is 265 m from the nearest school in Longsight and 294 m in Rusholme. The typical postcode is 715 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Longsight and 1,553 m in Rusholme. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Longsight and 88% in Rusholme.

11.2%Green space within 500 m
13.8%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
142Services within 15 min (median)
238Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
265 mNearest school (median)
294 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
715 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
94.9%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.

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.

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.

Longsight and Rusholme next to other wards of Manchester.

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