Housing in M22 8FE
What the homes in M22 8FE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,326 (2024)
M22 8FEManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (62.4%). Flats make up 10.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M22 8FE area is less than half that, at 18.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.7% of households against 20.5%. 8% own outright and 10.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned18.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented15.7%20.5%
- Social rented65.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 19.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 22.7%. 43.3% 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 8FE sits in (Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central): about 2,326 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.