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Housing in M20 1HX

What the homes in M20 1HX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Withington West
Council
Manchester
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,841 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.7%). Flats make up 23.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

M20 1HXEngland
Detached3.9%22.9%
Semi-detached45.7%31.5%
Terraced27.3%23%
Purpose-built flat13.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.2% of households in the M20 1HX area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.5% own outright and 20.7% with a mortgage.

M20 1HX
39%
29%
31%
England
  • Owned39.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented29.1%20.5%
  • Social rented30.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

M20 1HXEngland
Owned outright18.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.1%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council9.8%8.3%
From a housing association20.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

M20 1HXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (20.9%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.

M20 1HXEngland
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.9%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around M20 1HX (Withington West) (about 1,841 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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