Housing in M21 8GE
What the homes in M21 8GE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chorlton South
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,405 (2024)
M21 8GEManchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (35.3%). Flats make up 50.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
47% of households in the M21 8GE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 46% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 19.2% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned47%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented46%20.5%
- Social rented6.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.9% 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 (27.7%). 18.4% 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 M21 8GE (Chorlton South) (about 1,405 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.