Housing in M4 6NQ
What the homes in M4 6NQ 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 6NQManchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (78.9%). Flats make up 97.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
25.1% of households in the M4 6NQ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 70.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 a couple without children (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). 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 M4 6NQ (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.