Houghton Road, Manchester, M8 5SQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around M8 5SQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.2%	50.9%	5.7%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	54.8%	49.1%	-5.7%	49.0%	0.1%

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	40.1%	37.3%	-2.8%	37.9%	-0.6%
Married: Opposite sex	43.4%	48.7%	5.3%	44.2%	4.5%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.6%	2%	-1.6%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	6.6%	6.3%	-0.3%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	5.8%	4.3%	-1.5%	6.1%	-1.8%

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	40.7%	47.4%	6.7%	48.4%	-1.0%
Good health	37.3%	31.9%	-5.4%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	15.9%	12.3%	-3.6%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	4.2%	6.1%	1.9%	4.0%	2.1%
Very bad health	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	1.2%	1.0%

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	28.5%	24%	-4.5%	18.2%	5.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.2%	16.3%	2.1%	9.6%	6.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.8%	12%	-0.8%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	5.3%	3.5%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.8%	12.3%	3.5%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	21.5%	27%	5.5%	33.8%	-6.8%
Other	12.4%	3%	-9.4%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 18.2% 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%	0.7%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	2.9%	4.2%	1.3%	3.1%	1.1%
Pakistani	43.9%	48.4%	4.5%	2.7%	45.7%
Other Asian	8.9%	3.9%	-5.0%	1.6%	2.3%
Black African	3.4%	5.4%	2.0%	2.5%	2.9%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	1.7%	-0.6%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	0.4%	1.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	2.2%	-0.7%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	1.6%	0.2%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	26.4%	18.2%	-8.2%	81.4%	-63.2%
Arab	1.8%	5.2%	3.4%	0.6%	4.6%
Other	3.4%	4.7%	1.3%	1.6%	3.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.6% 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	57.4%	57.6%	0.2%	83.2%	-25.6%
European Union	6.5%	5.4%	-1.1%	6.1%	-0.7%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	5.5%	9.3%	3.8%	2.7%	6.6%
Middle East and Asia	29.5%	25%	-4.5%	5.6%	19.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	1%	0.7%	1.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.9%	57.7%	1.8%	83.2%	-25.5%
10+ Years	9.1%	28.3%	19.2%	9.8%	18.5%
5-10 Years	7.8%	4.4%	-3.4%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	11%	4.4%	-6.6%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	16.2%	5.2%	-11.0%	1.9%	3.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.3%	76.7%	-1.4%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	3%	0.5%	2.5%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Other EU countries	3.5%	1.5%	2.0%
North Africa	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	5.7%	1.2%	4.5%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	6.2%	13.5%	-7.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	6.9%	37.2%	-30.3%
Christian	20.3%	46.2%	-25.9%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	64.9%	6.5%	58.4%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Houghton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Houghton Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Cheetham 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 -11.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,700

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in M8 5SQ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 Houghton Road are based on 46 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 Houghton Road, Manchester, M8 5SQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for M8 5SQ

Average Price
£298,525

Semi-Detached
£283,852

Terraced
£299,027

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£335,525

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Houghton Road

Average Price
£273,285

Semi-Detached
£291,519

Terraced
£272,778

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£218,855

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Houghton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Houghton Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2024-03-28	£334,258
3 Houghton Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£340,000	2024-02-14	£365,758
10 Houghton Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2022-05-06	£351,153
10 Houghton Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£75,000	2021-03-31	£86,557
3 Houghton Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£270,000	2021-03-22	£323,453

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for M8 5SQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in M8 5SQ 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	66
Looking after home or family	41
Retired	37
Student (economically inactive)	33
Long-Term Sick or disabled	29
Part-Time Employee	27
Self-Employed	24
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Other	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Education	13
Human health and social work activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Manufacturing	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Other	8
Transport and storage	8
Construction	7
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	2,827 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sunny Brow Nursery School Sunny Brow Road , Archer Park M24 4AD	4out of 4	4,714 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cravenwood Primary Academy Cravenwood Road , Crumpsall M8 5AE	3out of 4	169 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester Moss Bank , Crumpsall M8 5AB	3out of 4	334 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crumpsall Lane Primary School Crumpsall Lane , Crumpsall M8 5SR	2out of 4	343 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King David Primary School Wilton Polygon , M8 5DJ	4out of 4	436 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cheetham CofE Community Academy Halliwell Lane , Cheetham Hill M8 9FR	3out of 4	1,152 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The King David High School Eaton Road , Crumpsall M8 5DY	1out of 4	318 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beis Yaakov High School 69 Broom Lane , Bury New Road M7 4FF	3out of 4	1,716 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Co-op Academy Manchester Plant Hill Road , Higher Blackley M9 0WQ	3out of 4	2,105 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy , Manchester 40 Rayburn Way , M8 8DT	- not rated	2,263 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Bury Old Road , Prestwich M25 1JH	- not rated	2,275 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	5,207 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	622 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langdon College 9 Leicester Avenue , Salford M7 4HA	- not rated	634 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
OYY Lubavitch Boys School 4, Upper Park road , M7 4HL	- not rated	673 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Toras Emes 6 Coke Street West , M7 4AH	- not rated	709 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Tashbar of Manchester 20 Upper Park Road , M7 4HL	- not rated	753 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Mechinoh School 13 Upper Park Road , M7 4HY	- not rated	832 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ryan's Eat in or Takeaway	14 Lansdowne Road	169 yd
Urban Spot	1 Lansdowne Road	201 yd
Aby's	3 Lansdowne Road	210 yd
You me and tea	64 Crumpsall Lane	220 yd
The Secret Sandwich	44 Crumpsall Lane	327 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Cleveland Hotel	Cleveland Hotel, Crumpsall Lane		271 yd
Egerton Inn	17-19 Hanlon Street		301 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Freddy's Chicken and Pizza	5 Lansdowne Road	201 yd
Lucky Star	15 Lansdowne Road	201 yd
Apna Daal Roti & Naan	17 Lansdowne Road	201 yd
New Ashy's Chippy	66 Crumpsall Lane	220 yd
The Godfather Cafe	1a Copthall Lane	262 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	Unit 29, Manchester Fort Shopping Centre, Cheetham Hill Road		262 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Thomas Street		411 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The King David High School EATON ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	423 yd
Abraham Moss Leisure Centre ABRAHAM MOSS LEISURE CENTRE ABRAHAM MOSS LEISURE CENTRE CRESCENT ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	580 yd
Cheetham Hill Cricket Club CHEETHAM CRICKET CLUB CHEETHAM CRICKET CLUB CATHERINE ROAD	grass pitches, squash courts	1,064 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	71.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	173.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of M8 5SQ