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Housing in M40 1LQ

What the homes in M40 1LQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Clayton Vale
Council
Manchester
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,662 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (42.7%). Flats make up 43.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

M40 1LQEngland
Detached2.8%22.9%
Semi-detached28.8%31.5%
Terraced24.8%23%
Purpose-built flat42.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

19% of households in the M40 1LQ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 9.9% own outright and 9% with a mortgage.

M40 1LQ
19%
13%
67%
England
  • Owned19%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented12.9%20.5%
  • Social rented67.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

M40 1LQEngland
Owned outright9.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.3%18.2%
Other private rented0.6%2.2%
From the council41.9%8.3%
From a housing association25.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 49.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

M40 1LQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.3%). 22.8% of households include dependent children.

M40 1LQEngland
Living alone, under 6634.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%12.8%
Couple, no children8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.8%7.7%
Rents

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.

ManchesterEngland
All homes£1,373£1,459
One bedroom£1,003£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,233£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,433£1,489
Four or more£2,014£2,161
Detached£1,878£1,640
Semi-detached£1,496£1,449
Terraced£1,405£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,147£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around M40 1LQ (Clayton Vale) (about 1,662 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.

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