Housing in M12 4RE
What the homes in M12 4RE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Belle Vue & West Gorton
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,854 (2024)
M12 4REManchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.6%). Flats make up 23.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
22.7% of households in the M12 4RE area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 9.3% own outright and 13.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned22.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10.9%20.5%
- Social rented65.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.6%). 35.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Manchester
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Manchester (August 2026, +4.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around M12 4RE (Belle Vue & West Gorton) (about 1,854 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.