Neighbourhood · Manchester · North West
Northenden
Manchester 046 · 4 sub-areas · 7,051 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (67/100)Watch-out: Families (48/100)Liveability 76/100 · Top quartile
Northenden 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.
Crime / 1k / yr
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Liveability
76/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Northenden?
A snapshot of Northenden
3 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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.
Northenden in Manchester
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Northenden?
- The median monthly rent across Northenden is £1,347.
- How safe is Northenden?
- Northenden 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 Northenden?
- 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 30 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Northenden?
- There are 13 schools within 2 km of Northenden, of which 35% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2073 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Northenden?
- The most common council tax band in Northenden is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,951. Council tax is set by Manchester council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Northenden to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Northenden to central London is approximately 146 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 Northenden?
- 100% of premises in Northenden are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Northenden?
- Northenden sits in IMD decile 5 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 Northenden?
- 69% of households in Northenden 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 Northenden?
- The average property price across Manchester (the local authority covering Northenden) 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 Northenden 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 Northenden?
- Northenden contains 4 local areas: Manchester 046C, Manchester 046A, Manchester 046B, Manchester 046D.
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Frequently asked about Northenden
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Northenden?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Northenden 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.
- What schools are near Northenden?
- 35% of schools within 2 km of Northenden are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Northenden?
- Public-transport commute time from Northenden to central London is approximately 146 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Northenden different from the rest of Manchester?
- Northenden 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 Northenden rank in Manchester?
- Northenden scores 76/100 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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