Miles Platting & Newton Heath
vs Moston

Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Moston. Homes in Moston sold for a median of £217,250, 3% above Miles Platting & Newton Heath. Miles Platting & Newton Heath has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 22%).

Miles Platting & Newton Heath

618 postcodes

Moston

451 postcodes

Manchester

city average

People

Miles Platting & Newton Heath has 18,969 residents in 7,979 households; Moston has 18,231 in 7,268. Moston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 2.4 percentage points more than Miles Platting & Newton Heath (Manchester: 10%). Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 8.8 percentage points more than Moston (Manchester: 33%).

18,969Residents (2021)

18,231Residents (2021)

551,938Residents (2021)

7,979Households

7,268Households

214,730Households

19.4%Aged 15–29

18.6%Aged 15–29

28.4%Aged 15–29

11.7%Aged 65 and over

14.1%Aged 65 and over

9.5%Aged 65 and over

37.9%Living alone

29.1%Living alone

33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Miles Platting & Newton Heath (41%) and semi-detached houses in Moston (44%). Moston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 54%, 21.2 percentage points more than Miles Platting & Newton Heath (Manchester: 37%). Moston has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 4 percentage points more than Miles Platting & Newton Heath (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £210,000 in Miles Platting & Newton Heath and £217,250 in Moston, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£210,000Median sale price

£217,250Median sale price

£253,000Median sale price

32.4%Owner-occupied

53.6%Owner-occupied

37.2%Owner-occupied

19.7%Private renting

23.7%Private renting

32.3%Private renting

46.9%Social renting

22.1%Social renting

29.5%Social renting

4.6%Detached houses

8.3%Detached houses

5.4%Detached houses

30.8%Semi-detached houses

44.2%Semi-detached houses

31.9%Semi-detached houses

41.3%Terraced houses

36.8%Terraced houses

28.0%Terraced houses

20.5%Flats

8.9%Flats

28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Miles Platting & Newton Heath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 1.2 percentage points more than Moston (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 61 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Miles Platting & Newton Heath, and 76 in Moston. The typical postcode is 344 m from the nearest school in Miles Platting & Newton Heath and 330 m in Moston. The typical postcode is 781 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Miles Platting & Newton Heath and 771 m in Moston. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Miles Platting & Newton Heath and 97% in Moston.

22.8%Green space within 500 m

21.6%Green space within 500 m

14.8%Green space within 500 m

61Services within 15 min (median)

76Services within 15 min (median)

142Services within 15 min (median)

344 mNearest school (median)

330 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

781 mNearest tram or rail (median)

771 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

1Postcodes in flood risk areas

23Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas

88.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

96.6%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.

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.

Moston

Moston is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 18,231 people in 7,268 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £217,250 over the past two years, 14% below the Manchester median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% above the Manchester average.

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