Old Moat
vs Whalley Range
Old Moat has the younger population: 42% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Whalley Range. Homes in Old Moat sold for a median of £300,000, 12% above Whalley Range. Whalley Range has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Old Moat has 15,363 residents in 5,749 households; Whalley Range has 15,512 in 6,265. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (8% and 9%). Whalley Range has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 8.3 percentage points more than Old Moat (Manchester: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Old Moat (40%) and flats in Whalley Range (33%). Whalley Range has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 38%, 5.1 percentage points more than Old Moat (Manchester: 37%). Whalley Range has the higher share of private renting: 40%, 3.1 percentage points more than Old Moat (Manchester: 32%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £300,000 in Old Moat and £266,750 in Whalley Range, against £253,000 across Manchester.
Surroundings
Whalley Range has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 3.5 percentage points more than Old Moat (Manchester: 15%). A typical postcode has 195 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Old Moat, and 178 in Whalley Range. The typical postcode is 372 m from the nearest school in Old Moat and 311 m in Whalley Range. The typical postcode is 838 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Old Moat and 1,173 m in Whalley Range. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Old Moat and 88% in Whalley Range.
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.
Old Moat is one of 32 wards in Manchester, home to 15,363 people in 5,749 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 19% above the Manchester median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Manchester average.
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.
More comparisons.
Old Moat and Whalley Range next to other wards of Manchester.