Merrow Walk, Manchester, M1 7JN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding M1 7JN 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 7JN, 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 Merrow Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Merrow Walk 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. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -24.0%.

🔎 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 7JN, 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 Merrow Walk are based on 5 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 Merrow Walk, Manchester, M1 7JN

Estimated Average Property Prices for M1 7JN

Average Price
£134,607

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£229,437

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£102,997

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Merrow Walk

Average Price
£126,991

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£230,519

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£101,109

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Merrow WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Merrow Walk, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£74,100	2020-01-13	£102,493
21 Merrow Walk, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£85,000	2012-02-22	£173,627
17 Merrow Walk, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2011-04-15	£230,519
21 Merrow Walk, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£40,931	2006-01-09	£81,052
27 Merrow Walk, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£13,050	2003-01-20	£47,263

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for M1 7JN

Employment

M1 7JN 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 7JN 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	999 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Collyhurst Nursery School Teignmouth Avenue , Collyhurst M40 7QD	4out of 4	2,927 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	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	2out of 4	659 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's Church of England Primary School Loxford Street , Hulme M15 6BT	3out of 4	947 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
New Islington Free School 10 Hugh Oldham Way , New Islington Marina M4 6EY	4out of 4	1,400 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester Denmark Road , Moss Side M15 6JS	4out of 4	1,450 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Birchvale Close , M15 5BJ	3out of 4	1,493 yd	Voluntary aided 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	920 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manchester Academy Moss Lane East , Moss Side M14 4PX	2out of 4	1,796 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dean Trust Ardwick 345 Stockport Road , M13 0LF	3out of 4	2,201 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The East Manchester Academy 60 Grey Mare Lane , Beswick M11 3DS	2out of 4	2,857 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 38 Rayburn Way , M8 8DT	- not rated	2,934 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Loreto College Chichester Road , Hulme M15 5PB	- not rated	1,842 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Xaverian College Lower Park Road , M14 5RB	- not rated	2,231 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Connell Coop College 301 Alan Turing Way , M11 3BS	- not rated	3,045 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
LTE Group Whitworth House , Whitworth St M11 2WH	- not rated	3,327 yd	Further education	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trafford College Group Talbot Road , Stretford M32 0XH	- not rated	4,502 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3,426 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abraham Moss Community School Crescent Road , Crumpsall M8 5UF	3out of 4	4,768 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Manchester Metropolitan University All Saints Building , Oxford Road M15 6BH	- not rated	483 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Northern College of Music 124 Oxford Road , M13 9RD	- not rated	542 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Manchester Oxford Road , M13 9PL	- not rated	565 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sol Christian Academy 115 , Fairfield Street M12 6EL	- not rated	1,044 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey College Manchester 5-7 Cheapside , Off King Street M2 4WG	- not rated	1,309 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
The Beehive	Odd Fellows Hall, The University of Manchester, 97 Grosvenor Street	239 yd
Club 94	94 Grosvenor Street	244 yd
Projekts MCR	Projekts Skateboard, 97 London Road	291 yd
Sandbar	120 Grosvenor Street	299 yd
Domino's Pizza	129 Grosvenor Street	332 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bread Shed	126 Grosvenor Street	299 yd
The Flour & Flagon also T/as 88th Street, Value Mighty,Sin City Burger	126 Grosvenor Street	299 yd
Retro Bar	78 Sackville Street	401 yd
Factory 251	116 Princess Street	421 yd
The Footage	137 Grosvenor Street	423 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kongs Chicken Shop	Hatch Court, 103 Oxford Road	338 yd
House of Habesha	Unit 4, Hatch Court, 103 Oxford Road	409 yd
Pizza Co	121 Oxford Road	412 yd
Babylon	125 Oxford Road	412 yd
Wok Noodle Box	115b Oxford Road	412 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	51 Whitworth Street West	775 yd
Tesco	St James Building, 63 Oxford Street	818 yd
Sainsbury's	Ground Floor, 111 Piccadilly	876 yd
Tesco Express	1 Portland Street	1,012 yd
Tesco Express	Unit D, Piccadilly Plaza	1,017 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sugden Sports Centre GROSVENOR STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	296 yd
Vital Health & Wellbeing (Manchester Hotel) LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	423 yd
Manchester Aquatics Centre BOOTH STREET EAST	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	490 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Manchester Whitworth St) REGENCY HOUSE 36-38 REGENCY HOUSE 36-38 WHITWORTH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	576 yd
Anytime Fitness (Manchester Piccadilly) Piccadilly Place	health and fitness suite	647 yd
Jd Gyms (Manchester) BRIDGEWATER HOUSE BRIDGEWATER HOUSE WHITWORTH STREET	health and fitness suite	670 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Manchester Chepstow Street) CANADA HOUSE CANADA HOUSE CHEPSTOW STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	889 yd
Powerleague (Manchester Central) Union Street	artificial grass pitch	910 yd
The Gym (Manchester Portland Street) Bank Chambers Bank Chambers Faulkner Street	health and fitness suite	943 yd
Just Gym (Manchester) (Closed) 3-5 3-5 Portland Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	970 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	36.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	37.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	49.88 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	49.88 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	6.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10 Mbit/s

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

Overview of M1 7JN