Housing in M40 8BB
What the homes in M40 8BB 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
- 1,996 (2024)
M40 8BBManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (42.3%). Flats make up 35%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M40 8BB area is less than half that, at 26.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.1% of households against 20.5%. 7.6% own outright and 19.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned26.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented16.1%20.5%
- Social rented56.5%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. 40.3% 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 31.5%. 22.8% 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 M40 8BB sits in (Miles Platting & New Islington North): about 1,996 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.