Detached
£465,096
72% above the Greater Manchester average
14.2% of sales
What is the average house price in Greater Manchester? £270,632
The average house price in Greater Manchester is £270,632, based on 31,453 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 2.2% (£5,884) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +2.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 31,453
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Greater Manchester?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£292,488
8% above the Greater Manchester average
35.1% of sales
Terraced
£208,067
23% below the Greater Manchester average
36.0% of sales
Flats
£185,334
32% below the Greater Manchester average
14.7% of sales
Are house prices in Greater Manchester going up or down?
House prices in Greater Manchester are rising: up 2.2% (£5,884) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 58.9% (£100,294).
Past 12 months
+2.2%
+£5,884From £264,748 to £270,632
£270,632£264,748
Past 10 years
+58.9%
+£100,294From £170,338 to £270,632
£270,632£170,338
Quick answers for Greater Manchester
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£280,560
Highest average, reached in August 2026
How many homes sold?
31,453
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
36.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
32.0% of sales
How many people live in Greater Manchester?
2,867,814
5,819 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Greater Manchester?
1,178,541
2,391 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Greater Manchester?
31 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
6.9% of the area · 726 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Trafford
£449,609
Least expensive
Wigan
£207,140
How does Greater Manchester rank?
45th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Greater Manchester?
The highest recorded sale prices in Greater Manchester, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Greater Manchester compare with nearby areas?
Greater Manchester compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Greater Manchester vs Blackburn with Darwen
- Greater Manchester
- £270,632
- Blackburn with Darwen
- £175,577−£95,055
Open comparison
Greater Manchester vs Cheshire
- Greater Manchester
- £270,632
- Cheshire
- £313,905+£43,273
Open comparison
Greater Manchester vs Liverpool City Region
- Greater Manchester
- £270,632
- Liverpool City Region
- £223,951−£46,681
Open comparison
Greater Manchester vs Lancashire
- Greater Manchester
- £270,632
- Lancashire
- £222,110−£48,522
Open comparison
Greater Manchester vs West Yorkshire
- Greater Manchester
- £270,632
- West Yorkshire
- £240,645−£29,987
Open comparison
Greater Manchester vs Stoke-on-Trent
- Greater Manchester
- £270,632
- Stoke-on-Trent
- £156,582−£114,050
Open comparison
Which areas of Greater Manchester are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 10 areas of Greater Manchester, most expensive first.
- 1
£449,609
Change over one year: +3.8%
- 2
£349,386
Change over one year: +1.8%
- 3
£280,030
Change over one year: +3.2%
- 4
£260,292
Change over one year: +0.9%
- 5
£249,457
Change over one year: −0.3%
- 6
£229,346
Change over one year: +4.6%
- 7
£225,756
Change over one year: +0.2%
- 8
£221,866
Change over one year: +3.7%
- 9
£219,398
Change over one year: −0.1%
- 10
£207,140
Change over one year: +0.9%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:17 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Greater Manchester dataset covers 114,236 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.