Housing in M12 4WP
What the homes in M12 4WP 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 4WPManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (50.6%). Flats make up 23.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M12 4WP area is less than half that, at 22.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.9% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 living alone, under 66, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M12 4WP sits in (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.