Penfield Close, Manchester, M1 7JL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding M1 7JL is primarily male, with 64.6% 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	37.1%	35.4%	-1.7%	51.0%	-15.6%
Male	62.9%	64.6%	1.7%	49.0%	15.6%

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 7JL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.8% 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	59%	61.8%	2.8%	37.9%	23.9%
Married: Opposite sex	25%	24.8%	-0.2%	44.2%	-19.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	6.5%	3.3%	-3.2%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	8%	9.3%	1.3%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	6.1%	-5.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	36.6%	37%	0.4%	48.4%	-11.4%
Good health	38.8%	36.7%	-2.1%	33.6%	3.1%
Fair health	14.3%	16.4%	2.1%	12.7%	3.7%
Bad health	7.1%	7.1%	0.0%	4.0%	3.1%
Very bad health	3.1%	2.8%	-0.3%	1.2%	1.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.5%	22.4%	-7.1%	18.2%	4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10%	6.9%	-3.1%	9.6%	-2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	14.2%	1.7%	13.4%	0.8%
Apprenticeship	1%	5.3%	4.3%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.5%	8.5%	3.0%	16.9%	-8.4%
Degree or Similar	32%	39.4%	7.4%	33.8%	5.6%
Other	9.5%	3.3%	-6.2%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.1% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	11.6%	10.3%	-1.3%	0.7%	9.6%
Indian	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	1.8%	12.1%	10.3%	2.7%	9.4%
Other Asian	7.6%	4.3%	-3.3%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	5.4%	19.9%	14.5%	2.5%	17.4%
Black Caribbean	3.6%	3.5%	-0.1%	1.0%	2.5%
Other Black	2.7%	1.4%	-1.3%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	4.5%	2.8%	-1.7%	0.8%	2.0%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	0.4%	1.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	43.8%	29.1%	-14.7%	81.4%	-52.3%
Arab	7.1%	3.5%	-3.6%	0.6%	2.9%
Other	7.1%	7.1%	0.0%	1.6%	5.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 46.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.6%	46.4%	-7.2%	83.2%	-36.8%
European Union	2.7%	6.4%	3.7%	6.1%	0.3%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	9.4%	18.9%	9.5%	2.7%	16.2%
Middle East and Asia	29%	25%	-4.0%	5.6%	19.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.5%	1.8%	-2.7%	1.3%	0.5%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 46.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.6% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.7%	46.4%	-6.3%	83.2%	-36.8%
10+ Years	7.1%	29.6%	22.5%	9.8%	19.8%
5-10 Years	5.8%	10%	4.2%	2.9%	7.1%
2-5 Years	16.1%	8.2%	-7.9%	2.2%	6.0%
Less than 2 years	18.3%	5.7%	-12.6%	1.9%	3.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.4%	76.7%	-14.3%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Other EU countries	5%	1.5%	3.5%
North Africa	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
Southern Asia	5.4%	1.2%	4.2%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	14.7%	13.5%	1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.5%	37.2%	-14.7%
Christian	22.5%	46.2%	-23.7%
Buddhist	4.3%	0.5%	3.8%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	40.7%	6.5%	34.2%
Other religion	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Penfield Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Penfield Close was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Ardwick average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have been falling year on year.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in M1 7JL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Penfield Close are based on 3 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 Penfield Close, Manchester, M1 7JL

Estimated Average Property Prices for M1 7JL

Average Price
£173,608

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£173,608

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Penfield Close

Average Price
£182,125

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£182,125

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Penfield CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
19 Penfield Close, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£140,000	2021-02-01	£181,869
25 Penfield Close, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2013-10-18	£223,293
17 Penfield Close, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£21,080	2000-10-23	£141,211

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for M1 7JL

Employment

M1 7JL area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in M1 7JL 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	50
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Unemployed	21
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	21
Retired	17
Other	16

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	18
Human health and social work activities	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Education	7
Manufacturing	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Other	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Information and communication	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Construction	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre 33 Epping Street , Hulme M15 6PA	4out of 4	1,085 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shakespeare Nursery School Stockport Road , Chorlton-on-Medlock M13 9BN	- not rated	1,120 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ancoats Nursery School Palmerston Street , Ancoats M12 6PE	- not rated	1,388 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hulme Street Nursery School Hulme Street , Off Oldfield Road M5 4PY	- not rated	2,750 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ordsall Community Nursery Centre Robert Hall Street , M5 3LT	- not rated	2,850 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Medlock Primary School Wadeson Road , Chorlton-on-Medlock M13 9UJ	- not rated	524 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Medlock Wadeson Road , Chorlton-on-Medlock M13 9UJ	2out of 4	534 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Ignatius RC Junior and Infant and Nursery School Addison Close , Chorlton-on-Medlock M13 9JR	- not rated	875 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's Church of England Primary School Loxford Street , Hulme M15 6BT	3out of 4	1,068 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy New Islington 10 Hugh Oldham Way , New Islington Marina M4 6EY	- not rated	1,361 yd	Free schools	No	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	3out of 4	975 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity CofE High School Cambridge Street , Hulme M15 6HP	- not rated	975 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ellen Wilkinson High School Hyde Road , Ardwick M12 6BA	- not rated	1,143 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manchester Creative Studio 16 Blossom Street , M4 5AW	- not rated	1,392 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ducie High School Lloyd Street North , Moss Side M14 4GA	- not rated	1,510 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City College Manchester Whitworth Street , M1 3HB	- not rated	618 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shena Simon College 34 Whitworth Street , M1 3HB	- not rated	618 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loreto College Chichester Road , Hulme M15 5PB	- not rated	1,942 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Xaverian College Lower Park Road , M14 5RB	- not rated	2,168 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Connell Co-Op College 301 Alan Turing Way , M11 3BS	- not rated	2,911 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
William Hulme's Grammar School Spring Bridge Road , M16 8PR	3out of 4	3,459 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abraham Moss Community School Crescent Road , Crumpsall M8 5UF	3out of 4	4,790 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abraham Moss Community School Crescent Road , Crumpsall M8 5UF	- not rated	4,790 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Manchester Oxford Road , M13 9PL	- not rated	560 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Manchester Metropolitan University All Saints Building , Oxford Road M15 6BH	- not rated	606 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Northern College of Music 124 Oxford Road , M13 9RD	- not rated	607 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pinc College Oxford Road , M13 9PL	- not rated	777 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sol Christian Academy 115 , Fairfield Street M12 6EL	- not rated	918 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Projekts MCR	Projekts Skateboard, 97 London Road	255 yd
The Beehive	Odd Fellows Hall, The University of Manchester, 97 Grosvenor Street	277 yd
Club 94	94 Grosvenor Street	283 yd
Sandbar	120 Grosvenor Street	339 yd
Domino's Pizza	129 Grosvenor Street	370 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bread Shed	126 Grosvenor Street	339 yd
The Flour & Flagon also T/as 88th Street, Value Mighty,Sin City Burger	126 Grosvenor Street	339 yd
Retro Bar	78 Sackville Street	413 yd
Factory 251	116 Princess Street	449 yd
The Footage	137 Grosvenor Street	462 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kongs Chicken Shop	Hatch Court, 103 Oxford Road	376 yd
Fuku Food at Freight Island	Freight Island, 11 Baring Street	438 yd
House of Habesha	Unit 4, Hatch Court, 103 Oxford Road	449 yd
Pizza Co	121 Oxford Road	453 yd
Babylon	125 Oxford Road	453 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	51 Whitworth Street West	805 yd
Tesco	St James Building, 63 Oxford Street	844 yd
Sainsbury's	Ground Floor, 111 Piccadilly	865 yd
Tesco Express	1 Portland Street	1,006 yd
Tesco Express	Unit D, Piccadilly Plaza	1,020 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sugden Sports Centre GROSVENOR STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	336 yd
Vital Health & Wellbeing (Manchester Hotel) LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	396 yd
Manchester Aquatics Centre BOOTH STREET EAST	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	521 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Manchester Whitworth St) REGENCY HOUSE 36-38 REGENCY HOUSE 36-38 WHITWORTH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	586 yd
Anytime Fitness (Manchester Piccadilly) Piccadilly Place	health and fitness suite	640 yd
Jd Gyms (Manchester) BRIDGEWATER HOUSE BRIDGEWATER HOUSE WHITWORTH STREET	health and fitness suite	696 yd
Powerleague (Manchester Central) Union Street	artificial grass pitch	871 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Manchester Chepstow Street) CANADA HOUSE CANADA HOUSE CHEPSTOW STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	918 yd
The Gym (Manchester Portland Street) Bank Chambers Bank Chambers Faulkner Street	health and fitness suite	949 yd
Just Gym (Manchester) (Closed) 3-5 3-5 Portland Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	966 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	39.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	75.38 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	75.38 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	14.16 Mbit/s

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

Overview of M1 7JL