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Manchester

Manchester is a metropolitan borough in the North West of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Manchester has the highest two bedroom rent in the North West, £1,233 a month, higher than any council it borders. Its band D council tax of £2,312 is the 3rd lowest in the region. 39% of its households have no car. 72.4% of residents live within 1km of a station or tram stop, more than in any other North West council. Recorded crime, 143.0 per 1,000 residents, is down 17.7% since 2022-23 and still the highest of its neighbours.

Furthest from the middle

Open Manchester on the map

Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Manchester and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,312

Lower than 79% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£251k

Lower than 56% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

7th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Up 2.9% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£1,233

Higher than 73% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Up 3.7% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings6.9

Lower than 54% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

5th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home71

Higher than 82% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van39%

Higher than 94% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

2nd highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station72.4%

Higher than 93% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket89.7%

Higher than 78% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

7th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy99%

Higher than 93% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available84.3%

Higher than 67% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths59%

Lower than 77% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 6th lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Down 2 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score45.0

Lower than 58% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,067

Lower than 63% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents143.0

Higher than 98% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Down 17.7% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households9.3

Higher than 90% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year42.0

Lower than 54% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier82%

Lower than 94% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents6.9

Higher than 60% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 2.5% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.0

Lower than 96% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 32 councils in the North West.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.7

Higher than 93% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 32 councils in the North West.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women57.7 yrs

Lower than 84% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 0.1 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home27.6 ha

Higher than 53% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean15.4 µg/m³

Higher than 93% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Down 22.6% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Manchester shares a boundary with Bury, Cheshire East, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Rochdale£799
  2. Oldham£879
  3. Tameside£885
  4. Bury£888
  5. Cheshire East£898
  6. Stockport£1,036
  7. Salford£1,084
  8. Trafford£1,202
  9. Manchester£1,233
Average house price, all homes
  1. Rochdale£210k
  2. Tameside£211k
  3. Oldham£215k
  4. Salford£232k
  5. Bury£238k
  6. Manchester£251k
  7. Cheshire East£303k
  8. Stockport£314k
  9. Trafford£397k
Council tax, band D
  1. Trafford£2,292
  2. Manchester£2,312
  3. Tameside£2,447
  4. Cheshire East£2,455
  5. Bury£2,555
  6. Salford£2,594
  7. Rochdale£2,601
  8. Oldham£2,602
  9. Stockport£2,619
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Cheshire East60.4
  2. Stockport74.5
  3. Trafford74.9
  4. Bury91.9
  5. Tameside96.0
  6. Rochdale103.7
  7. Salford104.8
  8. Oldham106.5
  9. Manchester143.0
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Stockport1,797
  2. Cheshire East1,865
  3. Salford1,880
  4. Rochdale2,004
  5. Trafford2,018
  6. Manchester2,067
  7. Tameside2,137
  8. Oldham2,139
  9. Bury2,362
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Manchester59%
  2. Rochdale59%
  3. Oldham60%
  4. Salford61%
  5. Tameside62%
  6. Bury64%
  7. Cheshire East65%
  8. Stockport67%
  9. Trafford72%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Cheshire East7.3 µg/m³
  2. Rochdale11.7 µg/m³
  3. Bury12.1 µg/m³
  4. Stockport12.1 µg/m³
  5. Trafford12.4 µg/m³
  6. Oldham12.9 µg/m³
  7. Tameside12.9 µg/m³
  8. Salford14.9 µg/m³
  9. Manchester15.4 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Cheshire East28.5%
  2. Bury36%
  3. Rochdale37.9%
  4. Oldham41.5%
  5. Salford50.9%
  6. Tameside54.9%
  7. Stockport55.9%
  8. Trafford64.9%
  9. Manchester72.4%

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