Manchester 061
Manchester 061 · 4 sub-areas · 7,511 residents
Manchester 061 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.
Overview
What's it like to live in Manchester 061?
The area is unusually green for its density — 10 parks and 6 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 12 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.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Manchester 061 in Manchester
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Manchester 061?
- The median monthly rent across Manchester 061 is £1,347.
- How safe is Manchester 061?
- Manchester 061 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 Manchester 061?
- 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 19 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Manchester 061?
- There are 18 schools within 2 km of Manchester 061, of which 33% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2714 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Manchester 061?
- The most common council tax band in Manchester 061 is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,661. Council tax is set by Manchester council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Manchester 061 to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Manchester 061 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 Manchester 061?
- 100% of premises in Manchester 061 are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Manchester 061?
- Manchester 061 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 Manchester 061?
- 26% of households in Manchester 061 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 Manchester 061?
- The average property price across Manchester (the local authority covering Manchester 061) 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 Manchester 061 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 Manchester 061?
- Manchester 061 contains 4 local areas: Manchester 061C, Manchester 061D, Manchester 061B, Manchester 061A.
Frequently asked about Manchester 061
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Manchester 061?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Manchester 061 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 Manchester 061 a safe place to live?
- Manchester 061 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 Manchester 061?
- 33% of schools within 2 km of Manchester 061 are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Manchester 061?
- Public-transport commute time from Manchester 061 to central London is approximately 138 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Manchester 061 different from the rest of Manchester?
- Manchester 061 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 Manchester 061 rank in Manchester?
- Manchester 061 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.