Housing in M9 8FF
What the homes in M9 8FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackley
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
M9 8FFManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (61.9%). Flats make up 22.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M9 8FF area is broadly in line with that, at 59.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.5% of households against 20.5%. 28.9% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented18.5%20.5%
- Social rented22%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 2.4 people living in it. 32.1% 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 21.2%. 23.7% 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 8FF sits in (Blackley): about 1,600 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.