Housing in M22 8AA
What the homes in M22 8AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Benchill North & Sharston
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,025 (2024)
M22 8AAManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (54.1%). Flats make up 11.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M22 8AA area is less than half that, at 24.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.2% of households against 20.5%. 10.3% own outright and 14.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented13.2%20.5%
- Social rented61%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 24.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.4%. 40.9% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M22 8AA sits in (Benchill North & Sharston): about 2,025 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.