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Moss Side
vs Whalley Range

Moss Side has the younger population: 32% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Whalley Range. Homes in Whalley Range sold for a median of £266,750, 26% above Moss Side. Moss Side has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Manchester with Moss Side highlighted
Moss Side
427 postcodes
Map of Manchester with Whalley Range highlighted
Whalley Range
311 postcodes
Map of Manchester
Manchester
city average

People

Moss Side has 21,799 residents in 7,479 households; Whalley Range has 15,512 in 6,265. Whalley Range has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 9%, 2.9 percentage points more than Moss Side (Manchester: 10%). Whalley Range has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 9.3 percentage points more than Moss Side (Manchester: 33%).

21,799Residents (2021)
15,512Residents (2021)
551,938Residents (2021)
7,479Households
6,265Households
214,730Households
32.3%Aged 15–29
23.0%Aged 15–29
28.4%Aged 15–29
6.1%Aged 65 and over
9.0%Aged 65 and over
9.5%Aged 65 and over
30.0%Living alone
39.3%Living alone
33.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Moss Side (57%) and flats in Whalley Range (33%). Whalley Range has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 38%, 17.4 percentage points more than Moss Side (Manchester: 37%). Whalley Range has the higher share of private renting: 40%, 5.7 percentage points more than Moss Side (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £212,500 in Moss Side and £266,750 in Whalley Range, against £253,000 across Manchester.

£212,500Median sale price
£266,750Median sale price
£253,000Median sale price
20.9%Owner-occupied
38.3%Owner-occupied
37.2%Owner-occupied
34.6%Private renting
40.3%Private renting
32.3%Private renting
43.5%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
29.5%Social renting
6.9%Detached houses
6.3%Detached houses
5.4%Detached houses
14.3%Semi-detached houses
23.3%Semi-detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
56.6%Terraced houses
21.0%Terraced houses
28.0%Terraced houses
16.3%Flats
32.7%Flats
28.1%Flats

Surroundings

Moss Side has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 1.1 percentage points more than Whalley Range (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 256 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Moss Side, and 178 in Whalley Range. The typical postcode is 267 m from the nearest school in Moss Side and 311 m in Whalley Range. The typical postcode is 2,045 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Moss Side and 1,173 m in Whalley Range. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Moss Side and 88% in Whalley Range.

14.3%Green space within 500 m
13.2%Green space within 500 m
14.8%Green space within 500 m
256Services within 15 min (median)
178Services within 15 min (median)
142Services within 15 min (median)
267 mNearest school (median)
311 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
47Postcodes in flood risk areas
144Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,359Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
88.5%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.

Whalley Range

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.

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