Cheetham Hill
Manchester 056 · 4 sub-areas · 8,030 residents
Cheetham Hill is a mid-density neighbourhood of Manchester in the North West region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The population skews young, with a high concentration of 18- to 34-year-olds; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Cheetham Hill?
2 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 14 restaurants and 0 pubs in five minutes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,347 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Cheetham Hill in Manchester
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Cheetham Hill?
- The median monthly rent across Cheetham Hill is £1,347.
- How safe is Cheetham Hill?
- Cheetham Hill has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Cheetham Hill?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 17 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Cheetham Hill?
- There are 25 schools within 2 km of Cheetham Hill, of which 38% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1680 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Cheetham Hill?
- The most common council tax band in Cheetham Hill is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,729. Council tax is set by Manchester council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Cheetham Hill to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Cheetham Hill to central London is approximately 138 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Cheetham Hill?
- 100% of premises in Cheetham Hill are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Cheetham Hill?
- Cheetham Hill sits in IMD decile 2 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Cheetham Hill?
- 24% of households in Cheetham Hill are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Cheetham Hill?
- The average property price across Manchester (the local authority covering Cheetham Hill) is approximately £251,461, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Cheetham Hill a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Mixed — jobs and residents are roughly balanced. (0.82 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,067.)
- Which local areas are part of Cheetham Hill?
- Cheetham Hill contains 4 local areas: Manchester 056A, Manchester 056B, Manchester 056C, Manchester 056D.
Frequently asked about Cheetham Hill
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Cheetham Hill?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Cheetham Hill is £1,347. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Cheetham Hill a safe place to live?
- Cheetham Hill has a safety score of 100/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Cheetham Hill?
- 38% of schools within 2 km of Cheetham Hill are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Cheetham Hill?
- Public-transport commute time from Cheetham Hill to central London is approximately 138 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Cheetham Hill different from the rest of Manchester?
- Cheetham Hill contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Cheetham Hill rank in Manchester?
- Cheetham Hill scores 92/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Manchester, see the Cities table on the Manchester page.