James Brindley Basin, Manchester, M1 2NL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding M1 2NL is primarily male, with 58.6% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	41%	41.4%	0.4%	51.0%	-9.6%
Male	59%	58.6%	-0.4%	49.0%	9.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around M1 2NL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 90.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	84.6%	90.2%	5.6%	37.9%	52.3%
Married: Opposite sex	8.2%	5.9%	-2.3%	44.2%	-38.3%
Married: Same sex	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	4.4%	3.3%	-1.1%	9.1%	-5.8%
Widowed	0%	0.3%	0.3%	6.1%	-5.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	62.3%	51.3%	-11.0%	48.4%	2.9%
Good health	31.7%	37.6%	5.9%	33.6%	4.0%
Fair health	2.7%	9.6%	6.9%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	4.0%	-2.8%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around M1 2NL this area, 3.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 73.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.3%	3.6%	0.3%	18.2%	-14.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.5%	2.1%	-3.4%	9.6%	-7.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.7%	3.6%	-4.1%	13.4%	-9.8%
Apprenticeship	0%	1.5%	1.5%	5.3%	-3.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	22.5%	14.8%	-7.7%	16.9%	-2.1%
Degree or Similar	57.1%	73.7%	16.6%	33.8%	39.9%
Other	3.8%	0.9%	-2.9%	2.8%	-1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 79% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	7.1%	0.9%	-6.2%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	2.7%	2.9%	0.2%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	3.8%	0.6%	-3.2%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	3.3%	5%	1.7%	2.5%	2.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.1%
White	77%	79%	2.0%	81.4%	-2.4%
Arab	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0.5%	2.9%	2.4%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 76.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.5%	76.7%	6.2%	83.2%	-6.5%
European Union	7.1%	8.5%	1.4%	6.1%	2.4%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	4.9%	3.5%	-1.4%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	12%	7%	-5.0%	5.6%	1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.4%	1.7%	-2.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
British Overseas	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.9%	76.2%	6.3%	83.2%	-7.0%
10+ Years	6.6%	8.1%	1.5%	9.8%	-1.7%
5-10 Years	11.5%	6.4%	-5.1%	2.9%	3.5%
2-5 Years	4.4%	4.9%	0.5%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	7.7%	4.3%	-3.4%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.2%	76.7%	5.5%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	2.3%	13.5%	-11.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	65.3%	37.2%	28.1%
Christian	22.4%	46.2%	-23.8%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Muslim	5.5%	6.5%	-1.0%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is James Brindley Basin Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around James Brindley Basin was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Ancoats & Beswick average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -8.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in M1 2NL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on James Brindley Basin are based on 86 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Manchester.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for James Brindley Basin, Manchester, M1 2NL

Estimated Average Property Prices for M1 2NL

Average Price
£320,977

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£320,977

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for James Brindley Basin

Average Price
£365,845

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£365,845

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on James Brindley BasinStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 James Brindley Basin, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£231,000	2025-01-29	£241,760
29 James Brindley Basin, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£255,000	2024-09-05	£264,614
11 James Brindley Basin, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2024-03-19	£164,328
19 James Brindley Basin, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2024-02-16	£318,335
18 James Brindley Basin, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2022-11-10	£294,036

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for M1 2NL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in M1 2NL area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	214
Student (economically inactive)	26
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	23
Self-Employed	21
Part-Time Employee	16
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Retired	7
Other	5
Looking after home or family	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Education	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Human health and social work activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	8
Information and communication	8
Manufacturing	6
Transport and storage	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1
Construction	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Collyhurst Nursery School Teignmouth Avenue , Collyhurst M40 7QD	4out of 4	1,915 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre 33 Epping Street , Hulme M15 6PA	4out of 4	2,061 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New Islington Free School 10 Hugh Oldham Way , New Islington Marina M4 6EY	4out of 4	367 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's RC Primary School Carruthers Street , Ancoats M4 7EQ	3out of 4	722 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Medlock Primary School Wadeson Road , Chorlton-on-Medlock M13 9UJ	2out of 4	1,173 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's RC Primary School Livesey Street , Collyhurst M4 5HF	2out of 4	1,199 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbott Community Primary School Livesey Street , Collyhurst M40 7PR	4out of 4	1,320 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity CofE High School Higher Cambridge Street , M15 6HP	4out of 4	1,983 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 38 Rayburn Way , M8 8DT	- not rated	2,062 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
The East Manchester Academy 60 Grey Mare Lane , Beswick M11 3DS	2out of 4	2,243 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy , Manchester 40 Rayburn Way , M8 8DT	- not rated	2,251 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Co-op Academy Belle Vue 301 Alan Turing Way , M11 3BS	- not rated	2,435 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Connell Coop College 301 Alan Turing Way , M11 3BS	- not rated	2,401 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Loreto College Chichester Road , Hulme M15 5PB	- not rated	2,878 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LTE Group Whitworth House , Whitworth St M11 2WH	- not rated	2,935 yd	Further education	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Xaverian College Lower Park Road , M14 5RB	- not rated	2,992 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trafford College Group Talbot Road , Stretford M32 0XH	- not rated	5,419 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abraham Moss Community School Crescent Road , Crumpsall M8 5UF	3out of 4	3,927 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Hulme's Grammar School Spring Bridge Road , M16 8PR	3out of 4	4,470 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sol Christian Academy 115 , Fairfield Street M12 6EL	- not rated	682 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Cooperative College Holyoake House , Hanover Street M60 0AS	- not rated	1,249 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Abbey College Manchester 5-7 Cheapside , Off King Street M2 4WG	- not rated	1,331 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
King of Kings Angel Meadow , Manchester M4 4DN	- not rated	1,387 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chetham's School of Music Long Millgate , Manchester M3 1SB	- not rated	1,464 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	Unit 2, Block BA, 234 Great Ancoats Street	132 yd
Costa Coffee - Sim Trava	Unit 1, 263 Great Ancoats Street	175 yd
Hetherington's Cafe Bar	8 Pollard Street	225 yd
Diecast	51 Ducie Street	252 yd
Network Rail	4 Travis Street	349 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
vivID lounge	Unit 6, 149a Great Ancoats Street	108 yd
Flawd	9 Keepers Quay	415 yd
Finders Keepers	7 Keepers Quay	420 yd
Cask	Cotton Field Wharf, New Islington Marina, 2 New Union Street	500 yd
The Mill	Piccadilly Station	527 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pears Private Kitchen	Oxygen Tower, 50 Store Street	78 yd
Tortilla	Piccadilly Railway Station, Piccadilly Station Approach	527 yd
Honey Buns	Arch 7, Temperance Street	537 yd
That Burger Place - City Centre	Pod 2, Unit D, Aldow Enterprise Park, Blackett Street	547 yd
Pizza West	Jacuna Manchester, Unit D, Aldow Enterprise Park, Blackett Street	547 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Aldi, Urban Exchange, Great Ancoats Street	352 yd
Sainsbury's	Ground Floor, 111 Piccadilly	609 yd
Tesco Express	1 Portland Street	755 yd
Morrisons Market Street	19-25 Piccadilly	894 yd
Wing Yip	2 Cassidy Close	909 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Manchester Urban Exchange) URBAN EXCHANGE URBAN EXCHANGE GREAT ANCOATS STREET	health and fitness suite	351 yd
Vital Health & Wellbeing (Manchester Hotel) LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	650 yd
ÉNergie Fitness (Manchester Piccadilly) PICCADILLY	health and fitness suite	693 yd
Anytime Fitness (Manchester Piccadilly) Piccadilly Place	health and fitness suite	708 yd
Proper Gym SPECTATOR MILL SPECTATOR MILL SPECTATOR STREET	health and fitness suite	763 yd
Just Gym (Manchester) (Closed) 3-5 3-5 Portland Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	786 yd
California Fitness (Closed) 21-23 21-23 Oldham Street	health and fitness suite	924 yd
Spindles Health & Leisure (Manchester) Tib Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	951 yd
Powerleague (Manchester Central) Union Street	artificial grass pitch	960 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Manchester Whitworth St) REGENCY HOUSE 36-38 REGENCY HOUSE 36-38 WHITWORTH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	975 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	100.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	12.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	51.01 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	51.01 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	11.89 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.