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Housing in M21 7LY

What the homes in M21 7LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Beech Road & Chorlton Meadows
Council
Manchester
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,856 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (60.1%). Flats make up 15.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

M21 7LYEngland
Detached4.3%22.9%
Semi-detached60.1%31.5%
Terraced20.2%23%
Purpose-built flat11.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M21 7LY area is below that, at 46.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.3% of households against 20.5%. 14.7% own outright and 32% with a mortgage.

M21 7LY
47%
15%
38%
England
  • Owned46.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented15.3%20.5%
  • Social rented37.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

M21 7LYEngland
Owned outright14.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council8.5%8.3%
From a housing association29.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

M21 7LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 19.4%. 25% of households include dependent children.

M21 7LYEngland
Living alone, under 6619.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%12.8%
Couple, no children17.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.2%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 M21 7LY sits in (Beech Road & Chorlton Meadows): about 1,856 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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