Housing in M22 8NJ
What the homes in M22 8NJ 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
- 1,717 (2024)
M22 8NJManchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.4%). Flats make up 17.5%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
26.9% of households in the M22 8NJ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 10.9% own outright and 16.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned26.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented21.4%20.5%
- Social rented51.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 23.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (22.1%). 42.4% 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 M22 8NJ (Benchill North & Sharston) (about 1,717 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.