What's the median rent in Moss Side West?

The median monthly rent across Moss Side West is £1,347.

How well-connected is Moss Side West?

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 27 minutes' walk.

What schools are near Moss Side West?

There are 25 schools within 2 km of Moss Side West, of which 42% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 663 m away.

What is the council tax band in Moss Side West?

The most common council tax band in Moss Side West is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,592. Council tax is set by Manchester council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from Moss Side West to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from Moss Side West to central London is approximately 147 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 Moss Side West?

100% of premises in Moss Side West are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.

What is the deprivation rank of Moss Side West?

Moss Side West sits in IMD decile 1 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 Moss Side West?

17% of households in Moss Side West 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 Moss Side West?

The average property price across Manchester (the local authority covering Moss Side West) 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 Moss Side West 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 Moss Side West?

Moss Side West contains 5 local areas: Manchester 024B, Manchester 024D, Manchester 024E, Manchester 024C, Manchester 024F.

What is the average rent in Moss Side West?

The estimated median monthly rent in Moss Side West 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 Moss Side West a safe place to live?

Moss Side West 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 Moss Side West?

42% of schools within 2 km of Moss Side West are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from Moss Side West?

Public-transport commute time from Moss Side West to central London is approximately 147 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is Moss Side West different from the rest of Manchester?

Moss Side West 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 Moss Side West rank in Manchester?

Moss Side West scores 99/100 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.

Neighbourhood · Manchester · North West

Moss Side West

Manchester 024 · 5 sub-areas · 12,419 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Couples (82/100)Watch-out: Families (70/100)Liveability 99/100 · Best 5% nationally

Moss Side West is a green, lower-density part of Manchester — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.

Median rent

£1,347+2.8%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

0.5

Best 5% nationally

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

27 min

Direct to Manchester

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

42%

25 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

99/100

Best 5% nationally

Population

12,419

5 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in Moss Side West?

A snapshot of Moss Side West

The area is unusually green for its density — 6 parks and 6 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; 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.

Moss Side West in Manchester

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £1,347 a month — 22% above the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band A.

Median rentCouncil area

£1,347/mo

Up 2.8% on last year

+£247 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

£1,480/mo

Rent + council tax + indicative utilities

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Around £1,592/yr · £133/mo

Years to save 10% deposit

3.4 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−32% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £1,212/mo · £606/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£986/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£1,212/mo£606/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£1,404/mo£468/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£1,987/mo£497/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£1,128/mo

Terraced house£1,379/mo

Semi-detached£1,466/mo

Detached house£1,844/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

64%

of take-home

£1,347/mo per person · take-home £2,097/moA stretch

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

29%

of take-home

£606/mo per person · take-home £2,097/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

22%

of take-home

£468/mo per person · take-home £2,097/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

32%

of take-home

£674/mo per person · take-home £2,097/moTight but workable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£1,081/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£205,500

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£251,4613.9% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£1,081/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)7.1%

Years to save 10% deposit3.4 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel povertyCouncil tax (Band D, all-in): £2,312/yr

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area£2,312/yr

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area£1,592/yr

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B1%

Households in fuel poverty16.5%

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is Moss Side West?

Safety scores 100/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 187.6× safer than the national average (0.5 per 1,000 residents per year). Crime metrics for Greater Manchester are not published to data.police.uk following GMP's 2020 iOPS migration. The displayed crime score is a proxy derived from the IMD 2019 Crime Domain (national percentile rank, inverted). Treat as indicative only.

ContextRates are per resident. As a major workday and tourist destination, the daytime population here is much larger than the resident base — so the per-resident figure overstates a typical resident's exposure.

Crime / 1k / yr

0.5

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 0 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

100/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

1/10

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

NoteCrime metrics for Greater Manchester are not published to data.police.uk following GMP's 2020 iOPS migration. The displayed crime score is a proxy derived from the IMD 2019 Crime Domain (national percentile rank, inverted). Treat as indicative only.

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

0.4 /1k

Other theft

0.4 /1k

Drugs

0.3 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around Moss Side West

Strong transport links — 71/100; nearest rail station is Manchester Oxford Road at around 2129 m; 81 bus stops within five minutes' walk; Manchester is reachable in 27 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

71/100

Above median

Best hub commute

27 min

Direct to Manchester

WFH share

22%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Manchester Oxford Road

2.1 km walk · 27 min to Manchester

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Deansgate-Castlefield

2.0 km walk · Manchester Metrolink

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: Manchester in 27 min

Londonapprox

147 min

Manchester

27 min

Birminghamapprox

116 min

Leeds

86 min

Liverpool

64 min

Bristolapprox

212 min

Sheffield

80 min

Edinburgh

215 min

Glasgow

217 min

Cardiffapprox

214 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)22% work from home

Drive37%Public transport19%Walk / cycle17%Work from home22%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband — gigabit available (1,000 Mbps) to most homesTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · effectively universal

Top advertised speedCouncil area1,000 Mbps (gigabit)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area100%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near Moss Side West

25 schools within a 2 km radius; around 42% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm; the nearest Outstanding school, St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School, is around 639 m away.

School scoreHow? →

87/100

Top quartile

Schools within 2 km

10 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

42%

Of all schools within 2 km

−27.7 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School

639 m from the centroid

Closest schools5 closest within ~5 km of the centroid

Name	Phase	Rating	Distance
St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School	Voluntary Controlled School	Outstanding	639 m
Claremont Primary School	Community School	Good	743 m
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School	Voluntary Aided School	Requires improvement	789 m
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester	Voluntary Aided School	Outstanding	794 m
Manchester Academy	Academy Sponsor Led	Good	812 m

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around Moss Side West?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs1≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants8≤ 500 m
Cafés0≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety6≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres4≤ 2 km
Museums5≤ 2 km
Galleries1≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries1≤ 500 m
Parks6≤ 500 m
Playgrounds6≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)81≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)81≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is Moss Side West right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

70/100

Good fit

Schools rate modestly (42% Good+ within 2 km), rental turnover is higher than average, and safety scores above the median.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

78/100

Great fit

Transport scores 71/100 and gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

See transport ranking →

Couples

82/100

Great fit

Liveability 99/100, safety 100/100 and median rent at £1,347/mo combine to make this a comfortable choice for a couple.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

76/100

Great fit

Healthcare is close (GP ~606 m, hospital ~1.4 km), greenspace is walkable, and 8% of residents are 65+ — an established peer group.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

80/100

Great fit

Gross yield 7.1%, capital growth +3.9% YoY, 24% private-rented stock — strong tenant pool with reasonable demand and supply balance.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

71/100

Good fit

Private-rental stock is decent (24% PRS), 32% of households are single-person, with transit a short walk away.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 snapshot: family-aged profile (33% under 18).

Age profile

Under 1833%18–3429%35–4920%50–6413%65+8%

Tenure

Owned17%Private rent24%Social rent55%

Households

One person32%Couple with children21%Lone parent21%Other13%

Property types

Flat23%Terraced57%Semi-detached14%Detached8%

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 72/100

Ethnic group

White21%Asian16%Black44%Mixed7%Other13%

Country of birth

UK-born53%Born outside UK48%

Religion

Christian26%Muslim53%No religion14%Other2%

Education and health32% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)32.1%−1.4 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications25.2%

Self-rated good or very good health83.0%

Self-rated bad or very bad health5.5%

Disabled (Equality Act)15.9%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

balanced — local jobs roughly match the resident workforce (0.82 jobs per resident); median resident salary £30,067/year; 6.1% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£30,067/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

14.2%

ONS ILO method — 53% economically active (Census 2021)

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

504,000

0.82 jobs per working-age resident

Working status of 16+ residents (Census 2021)ILO unemployment 14.2% · 53% economically active · 48% inactive

ILO unemployment rate: 14.2% — This uses the same methodology as the ONS Labour Force Survey: unemployment is expressed as a share of the economically active population (employed + job-seeking only), not all 16+ residents. Retirees, students, full-time carers and others who are “inactive” are excluded from the denominator, giving a like-for-like figure to the national headline rate.

Employed45%Unemployed8%Inactive48%

Census 2021 TS066. The three bars above share a denominator of all residents aged 16+ and always sum to 100%. "Inactive" covers students, retirees, full-time carers, the long-term sick and anyone not currently seeking work — which is why the raw employed% figure is lower than the LFS employment rate. The ILO unemployment rate above strips out inactive residents and matches the standard definition used in national statistics.

DWP claimant count: 6.1% of working-age (16-64) residents claim Universal Credit while seeking work or Jobseeker's Allowance. This is the live monthly unemployment proxy and is not directly comparable to the Census figures above — it counts a narrower group on a different denominator, but it's the most up-to-date local indicator.

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

11.7%

Retail & hospitality

18.6%

Education

9.6%

Manufacturing

2.7%

Professional

13.1%

Construction

2.0%

Tech & ICT

5.6%

Finance

5.5%

Net commute flow: +452,417 jobs vs. working-age residents. More jobs than workers — net commuter inflow.

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in Moss Side West

5 sub-areas and 200+ postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
Manchester 024B	£1,347	99	100	71	View →
Manchester 024D	£1,347	100	100	74	View →
Manchester 024E	£1,347	99	100	33	View →
Manchester 024C	£1,347	85	—	74	View →
Manchester 024F	£1,347	85	—	33	View →

Postcodes covered

In Manchester 024C

M14 4BG M14 4BR M14 4FA M14 4LJ M14 4LL M14 4LN M14 4LT M14 4LZ M14 4ND M14 4NE M14 4NF M14 4SL M14 4SP M14 4SS M14 4ST M14 4SU M14 4SW M14 4SX M14 4SY M14 4TE M14 4TH M14 4WB M14 4WD M16 7BT M16 7BY M16 7DB M16 7DD M16 7DE M16 7DF M16 7DR M16 7DS M16 7DT M16 7DU M16 7DW M16 7DY M16 7HE M16 7JA M16 7JB M16 7JE M16 7JP M16 7JQ M16 7JS M16 7JT M16 7JU M16 7JW M16 7JX M16 7LA M16 7LE M16 7LF

In Manchester 024F

M14 4BT M14 4EL M14 4RD M14 4RG M14 4RH M14 4RL M14 4RQ M14 4RR M14 4RS M14 4RT M14 4RU M14 4RX M14 4RY M14 4RZ M14 4TA M14 4TY M14 4UP M14 4UT M14 4UU M14 4UX M14 7JG M14 7JQ M14 7JR M14 7JS M14 7LT M14 7LZ M16 7BS M16 7FB M16 7FF M16 7FG M16 7JH M16 7JL M16 7LB

In Manchester 024D

M14 4JE M14 4JF M14 4JL M14 4JN M14 4JP M14 4JQ M14 4JR M14 4JT M14 4JU M14 4JW M14 4JX M14 4JY M14 4JZ M14 4LH M14 4RA M14 4RB M14 4RE M14 4RN M14 4RP M14 4RW M14 4SA M14 4SB M14 4SN M14 4UB M14 4UD M14 4UF M14 4UG M14 4UQ M14 4UR M14 4US M14 4WE M14 4WF M14 4WH

In Manchester 024E

M14 4TB M14 4TD M14 4TF M14 4TG M14 4TT M14 4TU M14 4TX M14 4TZ M14 4UA M14 4UE M14 4UH M14 4UL M14 4UN M14 4UW M14 4UY M14 4UZ M14 7HU M14 7HY M14 7HZ M14 7JA M14 7JB M14 7JH M14 7JJ M14 7JL M14 7JP M14 7JT M14 7JU M14 7JW M14 7JX

In Manchester 024B

M15 5FB M15 5PD M15 5QL M16 7AA M16 7AB M16 7AD M16 7AE M16 7AF M16 7AG M16 7AH M16 7AJ M16 7AL M16 7AP M16 7AQ M16 7AT M16 7AW M16 7AX M16 7AY M16 7BA M16 7BE M16 7BU M16 7BW M16 7BX M16 7BZ M16 7DA M16 7DG M16 7DH M16 7DJ M16 7DL M16 7DN M16 7DP M16 7DQ M16 7DZ M16 7EA M16 7EB M16 7EF M16 7EL M16 7EN M16 7EP M16 7ES M16 7ET M16 7EU M16 7EW M16 7EX M16 7EY M16 7EZ M16 7FH M16 7FR M16 7FS M16 7GH M16 7GJ M16 7HA M16 7HB M16 7HG M16 7HU M16 7LD

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Frequently asked

What's the median rent in Moss Side West?: The median monthly rent across Moss Side West is £1,347.
How safe is Moss Side West?: Moss Side West 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 Moss Side West?: 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 27 minutes' walk.
What schools are near Moss Side West?: There are 25 schools within 2 km of Moss Side West, of which 42% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 663 m away.
What is the council tax band in Moss Side West?: The most common council tax band in Moss Side West is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,592. Council tax is set by Manchester council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Moss Side West to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from Moss Side West to central London is approximately 147 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 Moss Side West?: 100% of premises in Moss Side West are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
What is the deprivation rank of Moss Side West?: Moss Side West sits in IMD decile 1 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 Moss Side West?: 17% of households in Moss Side West 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 Moss Side West?: The average property price across Manchester (the local authority covering Moss Side West) 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 Moss Side West 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 Moss Side West?: Moss Side West contains 5 local areas: Manchester 024B, Manchester 024D, Manchester 024E, Manchester 024C, Manchester 024F.

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Frequently asked about Moss Side West

Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.

What is the average rent in Moss Side West?: The estimated median monthly rent in Moss Side West 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 Moss Side West a safe place to live?: Moss Side West 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 Moss Side West?: 42% of schools within 2 km of Moss Side West are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Moss Side West?: Public-transport commute time from Moss Side West to central London is approximately 147 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Moss Side West different from the rest of Manchester?: Moss Side West 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 Moss Side West rank in Manchester?: Moss Side West scores 99/100 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.

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