Donovan Avenue, Manchester, M40 7QL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding M40 7QL is primarily male, with 56.4% 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	42.9%	43.6%	0.7%	51.0%	-7.4%
Male	57.1%	56.4%	-0.7%	49.0%	7.4%

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 M40 7QL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.2% 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	62%	60.2%	-1.8%	37.9%	22.3%
Married: Opposite sex	16.5%	18.8%	2.3%	44.2%	-25.4%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	4.4%	3.9%	-0.5%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	13.3%	7.8%	-5.5%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	2.5%	7.4%	4.9%	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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (68.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	32.8%	40%	7.2%	48.4%	-8.4%
Good health	33.3%	28.9%	-4.4%	33.6%	-4.7%
Fair health	19.6%	20.3%	0.7%	12.7%	7.6%
Bad health	10.1%	6.9%	-3.2%	4.0%	2.9%
Very bad health	4.2%	3.9%	-0.3%	1.2%	2.7%

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 M40 7QL this area, 34% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 21.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	43%	34%	-9.0%	18.2%	15.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	11.9%	-2.0%	9.6%	2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.4%	9.9%	-1.5%	13.4%	-3.5%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	7.9%	6.0%	5.3%	2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	11.1%	2.9%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	14.6%	21.7%	7.1%	33.8%	-12.1%
Other	7%	3.6%	-3.4%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.6% 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	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	5.8%	4.5%	-1.3%	0.7%	3.8%
Indian	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0%	4.2%	4.2%	2.7%	1.5%
Other Asian	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	6.3%	11%	4.7%	2.5%	8.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	0%	3.6%	3.6%	0.5%	3.1%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	76.7%	63.6%	-13.1%	81.4%	-17.8%
Arab	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	2.1%	3.9%	1.8%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.2% 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	78.8%	73.2%	-5.6%	83.2%	-10.0%
European Union	6.3%	6.6%	0.3%	6.1%	0.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	5.3%	10.3%	5.0%	2.7%	7.6%
Middle East and Asia	9.5%	8.6%	-0.9%	5.6%	3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	1.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.3%	72.9%	-5.4%	83.2%	-10.3%
10+ Years	1.1%	16.2%	15.1%	9.8%	6.4%
5-10 Years	2.1%	6.6%	4.5%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	7.9%	2%	-5.9%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	10.6%	2.3%	-8.3%	1.9%	0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63%	76.7%	-13.7%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	4.6%	0.5%	4.1%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	3%	0.3%	2.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	21.3%	13.5%	7.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.1%	37.2%	-1.1%
Christian	44.3%	46.2%	-1.9%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	12.8%	6.5%	6.3%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Donovan Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Donovan Avenue was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Ancoats & Beswick 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 -6.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,000

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in M40 7QL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 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) - 10/10 (very 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 Donovan Avenue are based on 2 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 Donovan Avenue, Manchester, M40 7QL

Estimated Average Property Prices for M40 7QL

Average Price
£193,830

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£193,830

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Donovan Avenue

Average Price
£194,745

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£194,745

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Donovan AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Donovan Avenue, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£196,000	2024-08-28	£195,084
8 Donovan Avenue, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£92,000	2014-05-02	£194,405

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for M40 7QL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	58
Long-Term Sick or disabled	35
Part-Time Employee	34
Other	29
Looking after home or family	27
Retired	26
Unemployed	17
Self-Employed	14
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Other	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Education	7
Transport and storage	6
Human health and social work activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Construction	3
Manufacturing	3
Information and communication	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Collyhurst Nursery School Teignmouth Avenue , Collyhurst M40 7QD	4out of 4	53 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre 33 Epping Street , Hulme M15 6PA	4out of 4	3,817 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Malachy's RC Primary School Eggington Street , Collyhurst M40 7RG	3out of 4	311 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Saviour CofE Primary School Eggington Street , Collyhurst M40 7RH	3out of 4	380 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Abbott Community Primary School Livesey Street , Collyhurst M40 7PR	4out of 4	605 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's RC Primary School Livesey Street , Collyhurst M4 5HF	2out of 4	691 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's CofE Primary School St Augustine Street , Monsall M40 8PL	3out of 4	941 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 38 Rayburn Way , M8 8DT	- not rated	673 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy , Manchester 40 Rayburn Way , M8 8DT	- not rated	697 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Manchester Communication Academy Silchester Drive , Harpurhey M40 8NT	3out of 4	927 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The East Manchester Academy 60 Grey Mare Lane , Beswick M11 3DS	2out of 4	2,910 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The King David High School Eaton Road , Crumpsall M8 5DY	1out of 4	3,016 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Connell Coop College 301 Alan Turing Way , M11 3BS	- not rated	2,955 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
LTE Group Whitworth House , Whitworth St M11 2WH	- not rated	3,796 yd	Further education	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loreto College Chichester Road , Hulme M15 5PB	- not rated	4,540 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Xaverian College Lower Park Road , M14 5RB	- not rated	4,837 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	2,229 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King of Kings Angel Meadow , Manchester M4 4DN	- not rated	1,232 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Cooperative College Holyoake House , Hanover Street M60 0AS	- not rated	1,637 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chetham's School of Music Long Millgate , Manchester M3 1SB	- not rated	1,895 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
TLG Manchester Parish Hall , Water Street M9 5US	- not rated	1,958 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Abbey College Manchester 5-7 Cheapside , Off King Street M2 4WG	- not rated	2,312 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
Yaardie's	6 Hulme Hall Lane	766 yd
Metro Link Canteen	Metrolink House, Queens Road	788 yd
Win Wah	615 Rochdale Road	873 yd
Harty's Coffee Cafe	27 Fairholme, Collingham Street	877 yd
Irish World Heritage Centre	Irish World Heritage Centre, 1 Irish Town Way	913 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Valley	The Valley, Glendower Drive		629 yd
Queens Hotel	Sedgeford Road		812 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Vegan Shack	184 Rochdale Road	141 yd
Goody’s Flame Grill	261 Oldham Road	295 yd
Biso Hut	624-626 Oldham Road	725 yd
TK’s Fried Chicken and Pizza	405 Queens Road	752 yd
Otalenu Kitchen	2 Hulme Hall Lane	762 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Miles Platting Swimming Pools (Closed) Varley Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	660 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Manchester) IRISH TOWN WAY	artificial grass pitch	927 yd
Park View Community School VARLEY STREET	artificial grass pitch	937 yd
Manchester Communication Academy SILCHESTER DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	976 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	76.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	157.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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