Housing in M8 2AR
What the homes in M8 2AR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Strangeways
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,331 (2024)
M8 2ARManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (37.3%). Flats make up 28.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M8 2AR area is less than half that, at 18.9%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.1% of households against 20.5%. 9.2% own outright and 9.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned18.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented16.1%20.5%
- Social rented64.3%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 3.1 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 29.2%. 40.3% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M8 2AR sits in (Strangeways): about 2,331 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.