Housing in M40 8LS
What the homes in M40 8LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Harpurhey South & Monsall
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,403 (2024)
M40 8LSManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (42%). Flats make up 44.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M40 8LS area is less than half that, at 14.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.6% of households against 20.5%. 6.4% own outright and 7.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned14.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented13.6%20.5%
- Social rented71.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 40.4% 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 29.1%. 26.6% 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 8LS sits in (Harpurhey South & Monsall): about 1,403 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.