Housing in M18 8FE
What the homes in M18 8FE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Openshaw & Gorton North
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,840 (2024)
M18 8FEManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (41.4%). Flats make up 36.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M18 8FE area is less than half that, at 18.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.2% of households against 20.5%. 9.9% own outright and 9% with a mortgage.
- Owned18.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented18.2%20.5%
- Social rented60.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 44.7% 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 27.8%. 26.1% 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 8FE sits in (Openshaw & Gorton North): about 1,840 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.