Moston West
Manchester 007 · 5 sub-areas · 9,930 residents
Moston West 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 demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Moston West?
The area is unusually green for its density — 7 parks sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; 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.
Moston West in Manchester
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Moston West?
- The median monthly rent across Moston West is £1,347.
- How safe is Moston West?
- Moston 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 Moston 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 23 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Moston West?
- There are 22 schools within 2 km of Moston West, of which 18% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2731 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Moston West?
- The most common council tax band in Moston West is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,622. Council tax is set by Manchester council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Moston West to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Moston West to central London is approximately 152 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 Moston West?
- 100% of premises in Moston West are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Moston West?
- Moston 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 Moston West?
- 40% of households in Moston 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 Moston West?
- The average property price across Manchester (the local authority covering Moston 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 Moston 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 Moston West?
- Moston West contains 5 local areas: Manchester 007B, Manchester 007D, Manchester 007C, Manchester 007A, Manchester 007E.
Frequently asked about Moston West
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Moston West?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Moston 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 Moston West a safe place to live?
- Moston 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 Moston West?
- 18% of schools within 2 km of Moston West are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Moston West?
- Public-transport commute time from Moston West to central London is approximately 152 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Moston West different from the rest of Manchester?
- Moston 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 Moston West rank in Manchester?
- Moston West 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.