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Housing in M20 6XF

What the homes in M20 6XF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Didsbury Village
Council
Manchester
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,509 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40%). Flats make up 64.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

M20 6XFEngland
Detached11.2%22.9%
Semi-detached16.9%31.5%
Terraced7.7%23%
Purpose-built flat40%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house22.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.7% of households in the M20 6XF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24% own outright and 24.7% with a mortgage.

M20 6XF
49%
36%
15%
England
  • Owned48.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented36.1%20.5%
  • Social rented15.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

M20 6XFEngland
Owned outright24%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association13.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

M20 6XFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.4%). 14.2% of households include dependent children.

M20 6XFEngland
Living alone, under 6631.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%12.8%
Couple, no children21%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children0.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.8%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 6XF (Didsbury Village) (about 1,509 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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