Housing in M16 8SA
What the homes in M16 8SA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Fallowfield West & Whalley Range South
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,259 (2024)
M16 8SAManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (38.6%). Flats make up 58.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M16 8SA area is well below that, at 41.5%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 41% of households against 20.5%. 20.4% own outright and 21.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented41%20.5%
- Social rented15.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 43.9% 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 38%. 20.3% 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 M16 8SA sits in (Fallowfield West & Whalley Range South): about 2,259 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.