Housing in M40 9BB
What the homes in M40 9BB 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
- 2,308 (2024)
M40 9BBManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (43.7%). Flats make up 23.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M40 9BB area is less than half that, at 24.3%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.8% of households against 20.5%. 8.2% own outright and 16.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented15.8%20.5%
- Social rented59.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 32.2% 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 20.4%. 38.5% 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 9BB sits in (Harpurhey South & Monsall): about 2,308 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.