Housing in M9 8FA
What the homes in M9 8FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Harpurhey North
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,364 (2024)
M9 8FAManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.1%). Flats make up 32.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M9 8FA area is less than half that, at 21.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.6% of households against 20.5%. 10.8% own outright and 10.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned21.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented26.6%20.5%
- Social rented51.1%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 2.5 people living in it. 37.3% 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 23.6%. 33.3% 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 M9 8FA sits in (Harpurhey North): about 2,364 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.