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Housing in M18 7SD

What the homes in M18 7SD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gorton South
Council
Manchester
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,811 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (63%). Flats make up 20.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

M18 7SDEngland
Detached4.7%22.9%
Semi-detached63%31.5%
Terraced12.1%23%
Purpose-built flat17.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M18 7SD area is less than half that, at 23.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.1% of households against 20.5%. 6.2% own outright and 17.5% with a mortgage.

M18 7SD
24%
13%
62%
England
  • Owned23.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented13.1%20.5%
  • Social rented62%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

M18 7SDEngland
Owned outright6.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council24.5%8.3%
From a housing association37.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 29.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

M18 7SDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.2%. 41.8% of households include dependent children.

M18 7SDEngland
Living alone, under 6619.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.2%12.8%
Couple, no children4.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children17.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

ManchesterEngland
All homes£1,373£1,459
One bedroom£1,003£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,233£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,433£1,489
Four or more£2,014£2,161
Detached£1,878£1,640
Semi-detached£1,496£1,449
Terraced£1,405£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,147£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M18 7SD sits in (Gorton South): about 1,811 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.

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