Housing in M18 7BE
What the homes in M18 7BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gorton South
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,274 (2024)
M18 7BEManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (58%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M18 7BE area is less than half that, at 18%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 51.9% of households against 20.5%. 8.8% own outright and 9.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned18%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented51.9%20.5%
- Social rented29%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 2.7 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 22.1%. 43.4% 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 M18 7BE sits in (Gorton South): about 2,274 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.