Housing in M40 8PJ
What the homes in M40 8PJ 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
- 2,459 (2024)
M40 8PJManchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.5%). Flats make up 21.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
19% of households in the M40 8PJ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 10% own outright and 9% with a mortgage.
- Owned19%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented24.5%20.5%
- Social rented56.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 31.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.5%). 34.3% 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 M40 8PJ (Harpurhey South & Monsall) (about 2,459 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.