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Moss Side
vs Rusholme

Rusholme has the younger population: 47% of residents are aged 15–29, against 32% in Moss Side. Homes in Rusholme sold for a median of £250,000, 18% above Moss Side. Moss Side has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Manchester with Moss Side highlighted
Moss Side
427 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Rusholme highlighted
Rusholme
315 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Moss Side has 21,799 residents in 7,479 households; Rusholme has 17,903 in 4,924. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (6% and 6%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 30%).

21,799Residents (2021)
17,903Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
7,479Households
4,924Households
214,730Households
32.3%Aged 15–29
47.2%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
6.1%Aged 65 and over
6.1%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
30.0%Living alone
29.7%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Moss Side (57%) and semi-detached houses in Rusholme (38%). Rusholme has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 31%, 10.4 percentage points more than Moss Side (Manchester: 37%). Rusholme has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 11.5 percentage points more than Moss Side (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £212,500 in Moss Side and £250,000 in Rusholme, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£212,500Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
20.9%Owner-occupied
31.3%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
34.6%Private renting
46.1%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
43.5%Social renting
22.1%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
6.9%Detached houses
3.7%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
14.3%Semi-detached houses
37.6%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
56.6%Terraced houses
20.2%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
16.3%Flats
28.8%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (14% and 14%). A typical postcode has 256 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Moss Side, and 238 in Rusholme. The typical postcode is 267 m from the nearest school in Moss Side and 294 m in Rusholme. The typical postcode is 2,045 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Moss Side and 1,553 m in Rusholme. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Moss Side and 88% in Rusholme.

14.3%Green space within 500 m
13.8%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
256Services within 15 min (median)
238Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
267 mNearest school (median)
294 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
47Postcodes in flood risk areas
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.7%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.

Moss Side

Moss Side is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 21,799 people in 7,479 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £212,500 over the past two years, 16% below the Manchester median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% 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.

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