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Affluence in M15

How M15 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Manchester
Region
North West
Population
50,442 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off M15 is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, M15 scores 4.2 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (2.3 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.2/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 21 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Health and disability2.3
  • Older people in low-income households2.4
  • Crime2.7
  • Children in low-income families3.1
  • Living environment3.7
  • Barriers to housing and services4.3
  • Income5.4
  • Employment5.8
  • Education and skills6.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£47,807
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
35%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

47% of adults in M15 are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 4.5% are retired and 33.9% are full-time students.

M15England
Employee, full-time33.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time7.7%11.9%
Self-employed5.9%9.5%
Unemployed3.5%2.9%
Full-time student33.9%7.9%
Retired4.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.8%4.1%
Other3.5%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

29.7% of adults in M15 work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

M15England
Higher managerial & professional13.5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional16.2%19.9%
Intermediate7.2%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed4.8%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical2.6%5.3%
Semi-routine6.2%11.3%
Routine7.5%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.5%8.5%
Full-time students33.5%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

46.5% of adults in M15 hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 10.4% have no qualifications.

M15England
Degree level or above46.5%33.9%
A level or equivalent27.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above7.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C4.7%9.7%
Apprenticeship1.9%5.3%
Other qualifications2.3%2.8%
No qualifications10.4%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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