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Housing in M14 5WX

What the homes in M14 5WX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rusholme West & Moss Side East
Council
Manchester
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,888 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (56.2%). Flats make up 23.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

M14 5WXEngland
Detached5.6%22.9%
Semi-detached14.3%31.5%
Terraced56.2%23%
Purpose-built flat13.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

20.3% of households in the M14 5WX area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 58.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 10.2% own outright and 10.1% with a mortgage.

M14 5WX
20%
58%
21%
England
  • Owned20.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented58.3%20.5%
  • Social rented21.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

M14 5WXEngland
Owned outright10.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent55%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council6.7%8.3%
From a housing association14.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

M14 5WXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (35.4%). 20.9% of households include dependent children.

M14 5WXEngland
Living alone, under 6625.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.9%12.8%
Couple, no children7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households35.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

ManchesterEngland
All homes£1,373£1,459
One bedroom£1,003£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,233£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,433£1,489
Four or more£2,014£2,161
Detached£1,878£1,640
Semi-detached£1,496£1,449
Terraced£1,405£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,147£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around M14 5WX (Rusholme West & Moss Side East) (about 1,888 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.

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