Housing in M22 9BB
What the homes in M22 9BB 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
- 2,070 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (35.8%). Flats make up 38.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M22 9BB area is less than half that, at 17.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.7% of households against 20.5%. 8.4% own outright and 9.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned17.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.8%1%
- Private rented6.7%20.5%
- Social rented68.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 41.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 27.9%. 31.9% 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 9BB sits in (Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central): about 2,070 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.