Housing in M20 1HY
What the homes in M20 1HY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Withington West
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,905 (2024)
M20 1HYManchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (35.1%). Flats make up 62.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.4% of households in the M20 1HY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 59.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 12.7% own outright and 21.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented59.7%20.5%
- Social rented5.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.1% 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 (37.6%). 11.5% 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 M20 1HY (Withington West) (about 1,905 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.