Northenden
vs Woodhouse Park
Woodhouse Park has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Northenden. Homes in Northenden sold for a median of £312,250, 33% above Woodhouse Park. Woodhouse Park has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Northenden has 15,303 residents in 6,183 households; Woodhouse Park has 15,410 in 6,505. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (14% and 13%). Woodhouse Park has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 1.9 percentage points more than Northenden (Manchester: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 48% of homes in Northenden and 35% in Woodhouse Park. Northenden has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 46%, 11 percentage points more than Woodhouse Park (Manchester: 37%). Northenden has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1 percentage point more than Woodhouse Park (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £312,250 in Northenden and £234,500 in Woodhouse Park, against £253,000 across Manchester.
Surroundings
Woodhouse Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 1.7 percentage points more than Northenden (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Northenden, and 79 in Woodhouse Park. The typical postcode is 330 m from the nearest school in Northenden and 433 m in Woodhouse Park. The typical postcode is 1,285 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Northenden and 561 m in Woodhouse Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Northenden and 93% in Woodhouse Park.
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.
Northenden is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,303 people in 6,183 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £312,250 over the past two years, 23% above the Manchester median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% below the Manchester average.
Woodhouse Park is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,410 people in 6,505 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £234,500 over the past two years, 7% below the Manchester median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% below the Manchester average.
More comparisons.
Northenden and Woodhouse Park next to other wards of Manchester.