Housing in M15 4TA
What the homes in M15 4TA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- University North & Whitworth Street
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,583 (2024)
M15 4TAManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (80.1%). Flats make up 99.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M15 4TA area is less than half that, at 19.7%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 78.3% of households against 20.5%. 5.4% own outright and 14.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned19.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented78.3%20.5%
- Social rented1.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 38.2%. 2.3% 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 M15 4TA sits in (University North & Whitworth Street): about 3,583 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.