Housing in M4 6ED
What the homes in M4 6ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Miles Platting & New Islington North
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,243 (2024)
M4 6EDManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (78.9%). Flats make up 97.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M4 6ED area is less than half that, at 25.1%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 70.9% of households against 20.5%. 2.1% own outright and 23% with a mortgage.
- Owned25.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented70.9%20.5%
- Social rented4%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 1.8 people living in it. 32.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 36.2%. 4.3% 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 M4 6ED sits in (Miles Platting & New Islington North): about 1,243 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.