Housing in M18 7HY
What the homes in M18 7HY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbey Hey
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,018 (2024)
M18 7HYManchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (64.9%). Flats make up 19.1%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
44.9% of households in the M18 7HY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.8% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented39.3%20.5%
- Social rented14.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 38.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.1%). 28.8% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around M18 7HY (Abbey Hey) (about 2,018 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.