Property searches in Manchester

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in Manchester cost £256,760 in August 2026. Prices have risen 2.1% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£256,760	+2.1%
Detached	£485,089	+2.4%
Semi-detached	£334,231	+3.4%
Terraced	£259,816	+3.4%
Flat or maisonette	£199,005	+0.3%
First-time buyers	£241,449	+2.3%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Manchester pays £2,312 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,541	£154
B	£1,798	£180
C	£2,055	£206
D	£2,312	£231
E	£2,826	£283
F	£3,340	£334
G	£3,853	£385
H	£4,624	£462

Renting

The average private rent is £1,380 a month (+4.6% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 6.4% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£1,007
2	£1,239
3	£1,441
4 or more	£2,024

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Manchester is split into 297 small neighbourhoods. 59% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 3% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 38% of homes are owned, 32% privately rented and 29% socially rented; 10% of people are 65 or over and 39% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

100.0% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 99.9% from all four; 100.0% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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