Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M3 4NH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding M3 4NH is primarily male, with 64.8% 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	45%	35.2%	-9.8%	51.0%	-15.8%
Male	55%	64.8%	9.8%	49.0%	15.8%

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 M3 4NH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 80.6% 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	83.6%	80.6%	-3.0%	37.9%	42.7%
Married: Opposite sex	13.6%	14.9%	1.3%	44.2%	-29.3%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	9.1%	-6.2%
Widowed	0%	0.4%	0.4%	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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (95.4%) 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	55%	67.1%	12.1%	48.4%	18.7%
Good health	36%	28.3%	-7.7%	33.6%	-5.3%
Fair health	7.2%	4.2%	-3.0%	12.7%	-8.5%
Bad health	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	4.0%	-3.6%
Very bad health	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 M3 4NH this area, 3.5% 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 57.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.7%	3.5%	0.8%	18.2%	-14.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2.7%	2.7%	0.0%	9.6%	-6.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.5%	4.9%	-0.6%	13.4%	-8.5%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	18.2%	24%	5.8%	16.9%	7.1%
Degree or Similar	54.5%	57.8%	3.3%	33.8%	24.0%
Other	14.5%	5.3%	-9.2%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.3% 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)
Chinese	11.7%	5.9%	-5.8%	0.7%	5.2%
Indian	3.6%	8.5%	4.9%	3.1%	5.4%
Pakistani	0.9%	7.1%	6.2%	2.7%	4.4%
Other Asian	3.6%	3.8%	0.2%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	0.2%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.0%
White	72.1%	55.3%	-16.8%	81.4%	-26.1%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	3.6%	9.9%	6.3%	0.6%	9.3%
Other	0%	3.2%	3.2%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.6% 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	74.8%	49.6%	-25.2%	83.2%	-33.6%
European Union	2.7%	14.6%	11.9%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	0.9%	3.2%	2.3%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	17.1%	27.1%	10.0%	5.6%	21.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.5%	2.8%	-1.7%	1.3%	1.5%
Oceania	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 7.3% 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	73%	49.5%	-23.5%	83.2%	-33.7%
10+ Years	13.5%	7.3%	-6.2%	9.8%	-2.5%
5-10 Years	7.2%	7.3%	0.1%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	3.6%	12.7%	9.1%	2.2%	10.5%
Less than 2 years	2.7%	23.2%	20.5%	1.9%	21.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.8%	76.7%	-19.9%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Middle East	8.8%	0.1%	8.7%
Eastern Asia	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Southern Asia	3.4%	1.2%	2.2%
South-East Asia	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	2.2%	13.5%	-11.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.5%	37.2%	7.3%
Christian	20.4%	46.2%	-25.8%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	7.3%	1.7%	5.6%
Muslim	18.8%	6.5%	12.3%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Bridgewater Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bridgewater Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Deansgate 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 -78.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 76% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in M3 4NH, 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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 4/10 (below average )
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 Bridgewater Street are based on 72 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 Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M3 4NH

Estimated Average Property Prices for M3 4NH

Average Price
£234,399

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£234,399

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bridgewater Street

Average Price
£166,174

Semi-Detached
£218,187

Terraced
£137,403

Detached
£326,366

Flats/Maisonettes
£233,863

Other
£110,540

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bridgewater Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 17 28 Bridgewater Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£165,500	2025-08-07	£168,271
Apartment 8 8 Bridgewater Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2024-04-10	£145,518
Apartment 2 8 Bridgewater Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2023-09-15	£216,742
Apartment 10 8 Bridgewater Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2023-08-11	£195,179
Apartment 6 8 Bridgewater Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2023-02-10	£205,493

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for M3 4NH

Employment

M3 4NH area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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 M3 4NH 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	203
Student (economically inactive)	153
Self-Employed	32
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	32
Part-Time Employee	27
Unemployed	12
Other	11
Retired	11
Looking after home or family	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Education	7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	7
Information and communication	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Human health and social work activities	4
Other	4
Construction	3
Manufacturing	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Transport and storage	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	1,390 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Collyhurst Nursery School Teignmouth Avenue , Collyhurst M40 7QD	4out of 4	3,353 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Wilfrid's RC Primary School Birchvale Close , M15 5BJ	3out of 4	819 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	1,024 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's CofE Primary School St. Philip's C.E. Primary School , M3 5LF	3out of 4	1,053 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rolls Crescent Primary School Rolls Crescent , Hulme M15 5FT	3out of 4	1,297 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary Mount Street , M3 6LU	2out of 4	1,474 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	1,607 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK King William Street , Salford M50 3UQ	3out of 4	2,153 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manchester Academy Moss Lane East , Moss Side M14 4PX	2out of 4	2,557 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Albion Academy 1 London Street , M6 6QT	2out of 4	2,893 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 38 Rayburn Way , M8 8DT	- not rated	3,032 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	1,568 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Xaverian College Lower Park Road , M14 5RB	- not rated	3,332 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trafford College Group Talbot Road , Stretford M32 0XH	- not rated	3,451 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Salford City College Dronfield Road , M6 7FR	- not rated	4,302 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Connell Coop College 301 Alan Turing Way , M11 3BS	- not rated	4,423 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	3,634 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abraham Moss Community School Crescent Road , Crumpsall M8 5UF	3out of 4	4,587 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey College Manchester 5-7 Cheapside , Off King Street M2 4WG	- not rated	988 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Manchester Metropolitan University All Saints Building , Oxford Road M15 6BH	- not rated	1,186 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chetham's School of Music Long Millgate , Manchester M3 1SB	- not rated	1,473 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Royal Northern College of Music 124 Oxford Road , M13 9RD	- not rated	1,481 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Salford The Old Fire Station , M5 4WT	- not rated	1,562 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Beehive Food	376 Deansgate	50 yd
Cibo Manchester also T/a Sassu	3-11 Liverpool Road	56 yd
Jimmy's Killer Prawns	13-25 Liverpool Road	61 yd
Kala	55 King Street	82 yd
Dimitris Deansgate	Campfield Arcade, 322 Deansgate	125 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Atlas Bar Cafe	376 Deansgate	50 yd
The Deansgate	321 Deansgate	82 yd
The White Lion	43 Liverpool Road	94 yd
Rain Bar	Rainbar, 80 Great Bridgewater Street	148 yd
Revolution	Arch 7, Deansgate Locks, Whitworth Street West	159 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Fish Hut	27 Liverpool Road	56 yd
Rustik Bites	343 Deansgate	195 yd
Rustik Bites Ltd	343 Deansgate	195 yd
Hatty's	Unit 247, Deansgate Terrace, 235 Deansgate	327 yd
Topkapi Takeaway	11-13 Bootle Street	474 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	4 Isabella Banks Street	394 yd
Marks and Spencer Group PLC	1 Spinningfields Square	555 yd
Sainsbury's	51 Whitworth Street West	736 yd
Tesco	St James Building, 63 Oxford Street	750 yd
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd	Unit C, 6 Stanley Street	790 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Livingwell Health Club (Manchester Deansgate) DEANSGATE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	126 yd
Lifestyle Fitness (Manchester Deansgate) WATSON STREET	health and fitness suite	345 yd
Y Club Manchester CASTLEFIELD HOTEL CASTLEFIELD HOTEL LIVERPOOL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	366 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Manchester Quay Street) SUNLIGHT HOUSE SUNLIGHT HOUSE QUAY STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	417 yd
The Spa And Gym Manchester PETER STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	472 yd
The Midland PETER STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	563 yd
Pure Gym (Manchester Spinningfields) HARDMAN STREET	health and fitness suite	580 yd
Budget Gym (Manchester) (Closed) 7-11 7-11 Lower Mosley Street	health and fitness suite	591 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Manchester Chepstow Street) CANADA HOUSE CANADA HOUSE CHEPSTOW STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	650 yd
Sebastian Coe Health Club (Manchester) (Closed) Portland Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	669 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	33.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	33.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	33.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	33.3%

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	66.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	13.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	13.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	19.48 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	19.48 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.28 Mbit/s

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