Pennington Street, Manchester, M12 4QJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding M12 4QJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% of residents 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	51.4%	49.4%	-2.0%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	48.6%	50.6%	2.0%	49.0%	1.6%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.7%	41.8%	-0.9%	37.9%	3.9%
Married: Opposite sex	45.2%	46%	0.8%	44.2%	1.8%
Separated	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	5.8%	5.8%	0.0%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	4.1%	5%	0.9%	6.1%	-1.1%

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	47.2%	45.6%	-1.6%	48.4%	-2.8%
Good health	32.3%	33.8%	1.5%	33.6%	0.2%
Fair health	14.9%	14.9%	0.0%	12.7%	2.2%
Bad health	4.8%	4.1%	-0.7%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	1.2%	0.3%

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	24.5%	22.9%	-1.6%	18.2%	4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.8%	8.1%	-5.7%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.5%	12.6%	2.1%	13.4%	-0.8%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	5.3%	-4.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	21.5%	11.3%	16.9%	4.6%
Degree or Similar	26.2%	30.2%	4.0%	33.8%	-3.6%
Other	14.3%	3.6%	-10.7%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 21.5% 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	9.2%	13.8%	4.6%	1.1%	12.7%
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.4%	1%	0.6%	3.1%	-2.1%
Pakistani	41.8%	46.9%	5.1%	2.7%	44.2%
Other Asian	4.6%	2.7%	-1.9%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	5.2%	2.5%	-2.7%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	4.2%	3.5%	-0.7%	1.0%	2.5%
Other Black	3.6%	0.8%	-2.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	1.7%	0.5%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.8%	1.2%	-1.6%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	22.1%	21.5%	-0.6%	81.4%	-59.9%
Arab	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.7%	63.3%	0.6%	83.2%	-19.9%
European Union	2.6%	5.4%	2.8%	6.1%	-0.7%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	4.4%	2.7%	-1.7%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	28.1%	26.6%	-1.5%	5.6%	21.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	1.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.6%	63.5%	2.9%	83.2%	-19.7%
10+ Years	4.6%	27.7%	23.1%	9.8%	17.9%
5-10 Years	5.8%	2.9%	-2.9%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	7%	4%	-3.0%	2.2%	1.8%
Less than 2 years	21.9%	1.9%	-20.0%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79%	76.7%	2.3%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Southern Asia	6.9%	1.2%	5.7%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.8%	37.2%	-26.4%
Christian	16.2%	46.2%	-30.0%
Muslim	63.9%	6.5%	57.4%
Sikh	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Pennington Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Pennington Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Levenshulme 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. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£31,800

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in M12 4QJ, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Pennington Street are based on 37 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 Pennington Street, Manchester, M12 4QJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for M12 4QJ

Average Price
£161,920

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£161,920

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Pennington Street

Average Price
£182,401

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£153,975

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£504,556

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Pennington Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 Pennington Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£106,500	2019-10-22	£158,964
22 Pennington Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£104,000	2019-03-27	£162,885
42 Pennington Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£88,000	2016-02-17	£165,019
34 Pennington Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£71,000	2012-06-15	£164,483
42 Pennington Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£75,000	2012-05-16	£176,321

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for M12 4QJ

Employment

M12 4QJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in M12 4QJ 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	71
Looking after home or family	58
Part-Time Employee	48
Student (economically inactive)	42
Retired	37
Self-Employed	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	22
Other	15
Unemployed	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Human health and social work activities	21
Education	20
Manufacturing	19
Administrative and support service activities	13
Other	11
Transport and storage	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	5
Real estate activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shakespeare Nursery School Stockport Road , Chorlton-on-Medlock M13 9BN	- not rated	2,875 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fir Tree Nursery School Mill Lane , North Reddish SK5 6TP	- not rated	3,058 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Reddish Vale Nursery School Reddish Vale Road , Reddish SK5 7EU	4out of 4	3,194 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ancoats Nursery School Palmerston Street , Ancoats M12 6PE	- not rated	3,871 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Freshfield Nursery School 42 Mauldeth Road , Heaton Mersey SK4 3NB	3out of 4	4,089 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crowcroft Park Primary School Stovell Avenue , M12 5SY	3out of 4	354 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Richard's RC Primary School Wilpshire Avenue , Longsight M12 5TL	3out of 4	496 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Robert's RC Primary School Manchester Montgomery Road , Longsight M13 0PW	- not rated	613 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Longsight Community Primary Farrer Road , Longsight M13 0QX	3out of 4	680 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Agnes C of E Primary School 50 Hamilton Road , M13 0PE	3out of 4	833 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central Lytham Road , Levenshulme M14 6PL	3out of 4	850 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Cedar Mount High School Gorton Education Village , 50 Wembley Road M18 7DT	- not rated	938 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Spurley Hey High School Matthews Lane , Gorton M18 7SP	- not rated	938 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's RC High School Kirkmanshulme Lane , M12 4WB	3out of 4	1,272 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cedar Mount Academy Gorton Education Village , 50 Wembley Road M18 7DT	2out of 4	1,322 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Xaverian College Lower Park Road , M14 5RB	- not rated	2,235 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Area College Buckingham Road , SK4 4RA	- not rated	2,586 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LTE Group Whitworth House , Whitworth St M11 2WH	- not rated	2,783 yd	Further education	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Manchester College Openshaw Campus , Ashton Old Road M11 2WH	- not rated	2,783 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Connell Co-Op College 301 Alan Turing Way , M11 3BS	- not rated	3,565 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	4,020 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy 19 Albert Road , M19 2EQ	- not rated	650 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alban's Independent School Santley Street , Longsight M12 5RG	- not rated	688 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Iranian School of Manchester 86 East Road , Longsight M12 5GY	- not rated	720 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ethel Terrace Independent School 6 Ethel Terrace , Levenshulme M19 3NJ	- not rated	748 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Marshall Road Independent School 51 Marshall Road , Levenshulme M19 2EG	- not rated	821 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
What's Your Flava	Unit C, 703 Stockport Road	109 yd
Diamond Desserts	727 Stockport Road	151 yd
Khan Chapli Kebab	739 Stockport Road	187 yd
Smokies	723 Stockport Road	187 yd
Inspire Cafe / Levenshulme Inspire	747 Stockport Road	187 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hennigans Sports Bar	908 Stockport Road	496 yd
Station Hop	815 Stockport Road	500 yd
Horseshoe Inn	Horse Shoe Inn, 14 Chapel Street	616 yd
Overdraught	855 Stockport Road	640 yd
Cibus Manchester	847-849 Stockport Road	652 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Red Cherry	717 Stockport Road	115 yd
Food Jungle	735 Stockport Road	187 yd
Desi Style also T/as Pizza Station	749 Stockport Road	187 yd
Levenshulme Bakery & Shawarma	842 Stockport Road	195 yd
Hong Kong Dragon	76 Stovell Avenue	210 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Metro	990-998 Stockport Road		719 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Rushford Park BROOKSIDE COURT BROOKSIDE COURT SLADE LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	204 yd
Arcadia Leisure Centre (Closed) Yew Tree Avenue	squash courts	372 yd
Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre Yew Tree Avenue	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	380 yd
Levenshulme Swimming Pools LEVENSHULME PUBLIC BATHS LEVENSHULME PUBLIC BATHS BARLOW ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	694 yd
Cedar Mount High School (Closed) Matthews Lane		940 yd
Stanley Grove Primary Academy STANLEY GROVE	artificial grass pitch	950 yd
Annie Lee Playing Field (Closed) Mount Road	grass pitches	1,004 yd
Greater Manchester Transport Club Mount Road		1,029 yd
Melland Sports Centre (Closed) Mount Road		1,060 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.5%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	167.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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