Detached
£522,565
87% above the Manchester average
4.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Manchester? £280,030
The average house price in Manchester is £280,030, based on 4,768 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 3.2% (£8,802) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +3.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 4,768
- 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 Manchester?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£345,700
23% above the Manchester average
27.6% of sales
Terraced
£261,898
6% below the Manchester average
34.4% of sales
Flats
£215,447
23% below the Manchester average
34.0% of sales
Are house prices in Manchester going up or down?
House prices in Manchester are rising: up 3.2% (£8,802) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 67.5% (£112,865).
Past 12 months
+3.2%
+£8,802From £271,228 to £280,030
£280,088£271,013
Past 10 years
+67.5%
+£112,865From £167,165 to £280,030
£280,030£167,165
Quick answers for Manchester
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£305,891
Highest average, reached in November 2025
How many homes sold?
4,768
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
34.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
35.1% of sales
How many people live in Manchester?
552,067
12,342 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 Manchester?
214,715
4,800 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 Manchester?
26 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
12.5% of the area · 134 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
Manchester Withington
£407,716
Least expensive
Moston
£165,618
How does Manchester rank?
3rd most expensive area of Greater Manchester.
Compared with 10 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Manchester?
The highest recorded sale prices in Manchester, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Manchester compare with nearby areas?
Manchester compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Greater Manchester.
Manchester vs Trafford
- Manchester
- £280,030
- Trafford
- £449,609+£169,579
Open comparison
Manchester vs Stockport
- Manchester
- £280,030
- Stockport
- £349,386+£69,356
Open comparison
Manchester vs Salford
- Manchester
- £280,030
- Salford
- £249,457−£30,573
Open comparison
Manchester vs Tameside
- Manchester
- £280,030
- Tameside
- £225,756−£54,274
Open comparison
Manchester vs Bury
- Manchester
- £280,030
- Bury
- £260,292−£19,738
Open comparison
Manchester vs Oldham
- Manchester
- £280,030
- Oldham
- £229,346−£50,684
Open comparison
Which areas of Manchester are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 6 areas of Manchester, most expensive first.
- 1
£407,716
Change over one year: +2.3%
- 2
£265,209
Change over one year: +5.4%
- 3
£232,821
Change over one year: −0.6%
- 4
£223,333
Change over one year: +24.7%
- 5
£207,870
Change over one year: +4.5%
- 6
£165,618
Change over one year: −1.4%
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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 00:24 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Manchester dataset covers 26,865 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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