Housing in M8 8EB
What the homes in M8 8EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Strangeways
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,882 (2024)
M8 8EBManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (45.6%). Flats make up 63.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M8 8EB area is less than half that, at 20.9%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 62.6% of households against 20.5%. 6.5% own outright and 14.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned20.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented62.6%20.5%
- Social rented15.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.5% 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 34%. 16.8% 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 M8 8EB sits in (Strangeways): about 1,882 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.