Ladybarn
Manchester 036 · 5 sub-areas · 10,331 residents
Ladybarn 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 Ladybarn?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Ladybarn in Manchester
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Ladybarn?
- The median monthly rent across Ladybarn is £1,347.
- How safe is Ladybarn?
- Ladybarn 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 Ladybarn?
- 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 8 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Ladybarn?
- There are 25 schools within 2 km of Ladybarn, of which 19% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1301 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Ladybarn?
- The most common council tax band in Ladybarn is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,836. Council tax is set by Manchester council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Ladybarn to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Ladybarn to central London is approximately 125 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 Ladybarn?
- 100% of premises in Ladybarn are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Ladybarn?
- Ladybarn sits in IMD decile 4 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 Ladybarn?
- 18% of households in Ladybarn 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 Ladybarn?
- The average property price across Manchester (the local authority covering Ladybarn) 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 Ladybarn 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 Ladybarn?
- Ladybarn contains 5 local areas: Manchester 036C, Manchester 036B, Manchester 036E, Manchester 036D, Manchester 036A.
Frequently asked about Ladybarn
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Ladybarn?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Ladybarn 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 Ladybarn a safe place to live?
- Ladybarn 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 Ladybarn?
- 19% of schools within 2 km of Ladybarn are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Ladybarn?
- Public-transport commute time from Ladybarn to central London is approximately 125 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Ladybarn different from the rest of Manchester?
- Ladybarn contains 5 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 Ladybarn rank in Manchester?
- Ladybarn scores 85/100 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.