Recreation Street, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1HT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around M25 1HT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52%	51.6%	-0.4%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	48%	48.4%	0.4%	49.0%	-0.6%

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 M25 1HT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.1% 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	48.1%	57.1%	9.0%	37.9%	19.2%
Married: Opposite sex	30.4%	24.3%	-6.1%	44.2%	-19.9%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	0.3%	1.8%
Separated	2.8%	3.2%	0.4%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	14.4%	8.5%	-5.9%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	3.3%	4.8%	1.5%	6.1%	-1.3%

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 (85.1%) 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	48.9%	56.6%	7.7%	48.4%	8.2%
Good health	33%	28.5%	-4.5%	33.6%	-5.1%
Fair health	14.9%	10.4%	-4.5%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	2.3%	3.6%	1.3%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	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.

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 47.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16%	12.6%	-3.4%	18.2%	-5.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.8%	8.4%	-5.4%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.4%	10.5%	-3.9%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	3.7%	0.9%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.5%	15.3%	-0.2%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	34.3%	47.4%	13.1%	33.8%	13.6%
Other	3.3%	2.1%	-1.2%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	2.7%	0.5%	-2.2%	2.5%	-2.0%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	2.3%	1.4%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	90.5%	88.7%	-1.8%	81.4%	7.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Arab	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 91.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.7%	91.3%	-2.4%	83.2%	8.1%
European Union	0.5%	6.4%	5.9%	6.1%	0.3%
Africa	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	2.7%	-2.2%
Middle East and Asia	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	5.6%	-3.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.3%	91.3%	-1.0%	83.2%	8.1%
10+ Years	0%	5%	5.0%	9.8%	-4.8%
5-10 Years	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	2.9%	-1.1%
2-5 Years	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.8%
Less than 2 years	5%	0.5%	-4.5%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.7%	76.7%	7.0%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	7.7%	13.5%	-5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.4%	37.2%	9.2%
Christian	47.3%	46.2%	1.1%
Buddhist	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Muslim	0.9%	6.5%	-5.6%
Not answered	2.7%	6.0%	-3.3%

Safety

Is Recreation Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Recreation Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Holyrood 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 -15.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 63% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,400

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in M25 1HT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Recreation Street are based on 35 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bury.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Recreation Street, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1HT

Estimated Average Property Prices for M25 1HT

Average Price
£224,120

Semi-Detached
£236,644

Terraced
£219,424

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Recreation Street

Average Price
£207,893

Semi-Detached
£222,393

Terraced
£204,268

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Recreation Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Recreation Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2024-08-15	£216,006
5 Recreation Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2023-07-28	£252,505
9 Recreation Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£228,000	2023-05-26	£241,425
5 Recreation Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2022-02-25	£277,153
11 Recreation Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£241,800	2022-01-06	£276,721

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for M25 1HT

Employment

M25 1HT 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	104
Retired	28
Self-Employed	13
Part-Time Employee	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	7
Looking after home or family	5
Unemployed	5
Student (economically inactive)	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Education	16
Financial and insurance activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Construction	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Transport and storage	7
Other	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	3
Information and communication	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sunny Brow Nursery School Sunny Brow Road , Archer Park M24 4AD	4out of 4	5,109 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Hilda's Church of England Primary School Whittaker Lane , Prestwich M25 1HA	3out of 4	369 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park View Primary School Park View Road , Prestwich M25 1FA	3out of 4	708 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich Rectory Lane , Prestwich M25 1BP	4out of 4	778 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Heaton Park Primary School Cuckoo Lane , Whitefield M45 6TE	3out of 4	1,089 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy Sedgley Park Road , Prestwich M25 0JW	- not rated	1,207 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Girls	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Heys School Heys Road , Prestwich M25 1JZ	- not rated	581 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Bury Old Road , Prestwich M25 1JH	- not rated	707 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Parrenthorn High School Heywood Road , Prestwich M25 2BW	2out of 4	860 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Manchester Mesivta School Beechwood , Charlton Avenue M25 0PH	3out of 4	877 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Philips High School Higher Lane , Whitefield M45 7PH	3out of 4	2,677 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Salford City College Dronfield Road , M6 7FR	- not rated	5,020 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	3,544 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Prestwich Preparatory School 400 Bury Old Road , Prestwich M25 1PZ	- not rated	527 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cloughside College Bury New Road , Prestwich M25 3BL	3out of 4	1,547 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manchester Jewish School for Special Education Manchester Jewish Community Centre , M7 4QY	- not rated	1,983 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Manchester Jewish Community High School 62 Singleton Road , M7 4LU	- not rated	2,054 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Manchester Junior Girls' School 64 Upper Park Road , M7 4JA	- not rated	2,118 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
WAM Sandwich Co	223a Bury Old Road	315 yd
Lime Tree Restaurant	213 Bury Old Road	392 yd
The Prachee	12 Whittaker Lane	526 yd
Tao's Restaurant	Rowan Place, Scholes Lane	526 yd
Elior UK @ Broadfield Court	McCarthy & Stone - Broadfield Court, Park View Road	820 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Drinks and Food Ltd	Unit 2a, Stella House, Infant Street	307 yd
The Ostrich Hotel	163 Bury Old Road	488 yd
The Red Lion Hotel	398 Bury New Road	858 yd
The Friendship Inn	Friendship Inn, Scholes Lane	951 yd
Macca's Bar and Grill	Longfield Centre, 25-27	1,028 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bombay Cuisine	30 Whittaker Lane	241 yd
Butter Me Up	37 Whittaker Lane	276 yd
0161 Burger Ltd	99 Heywood Road	304 yd
Tuk Tuk Takeaway	97 Heywood Road	304 yd
Burger Joint	217 Bury Old Road	376 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	456-462 Bury Old Road		882 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Carlton Club BURY OLD ROAD		238 yd
Ivy Bank Swim School GROSVENOR STREET	swimming pool	301 yd
Heys Road Heys Road	grass pitches	520 yd
St Monicas Rc High School BURY OLD ROAD	tennis courts	633 yd
Prestwich Cricket Tennis & Bowling Club SPORTS PAVILION SPORTS PAVILION HEYS ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	652 yd
Prestwich Arts College Heys Road	grass pitches	674 yd
St Marys Park ST. MARYS PARK ST. MARYS PARK ST. MARYS ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	736 yd
Park View Primary School PARK VIEW ROAD	grass pitches	740 yd
Manchester Mesivta BEECHWOOD BEECHWOOD CHARLTON AVENUE		868 yd
Our Lady Of Grace Hall FAIRFAX ROAD		1,079 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	51.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	160 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	160 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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