Housing in M16 7LE
What the homes in M16 7LE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Moss Side West
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,915 (2024)
M16 7LEManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (46%). Flats make up 22.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M16 7LE area is less than half that, at 12.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.2% of households against 20.5%. 6.6% own outright and 6% with a mortgage.
- Owned12.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented16.2%20.5%
- Social rented70.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%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. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 18.9%. 34.5% 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 M16 7LE sits in (Moss Side West): about 2,915 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.