What's the median rent in Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

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

How well-connected is Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

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 28 minutes' walk.

What schools are near Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

There are 25 schools within 2 km of Rusholme West & Moss Side East, of which 35% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1123 m away.

What is the council tax band in Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

The most common council tax band in Rusholme West & Moss Side East is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,572. Council tax is set by Manchester council and applies to every property in the area.

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

By the fastest direct train, the journey from Rusholme West & Moss Side East to central London is approximately 148 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

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

What is the deprivation rank of Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

18% of households in Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

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

Rusholme West & Moss Side East contains 7 local areas: Manchester 025C, Manchester 025E, Manchester 025G, Manchester 025H, Manchester 025D…

What is the average rent in Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

The estimated median monthly rent in Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

35% of schools within 2 km of Rusholme West & Moss Side East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

Public-transport commute time from Rusholme West & Moss Side East to central London is approximately 148 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

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

Rusholme West & Moss Side East contains 7 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East rank in Manchester?

Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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.

Neighbourhood · Manchester · North West

Rusholme West & Moss Side East

Manchester 025 · 7 sub-areas · 13,381 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Investors / BTL (77/100)Watch-out: Families (44/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartile

Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.

Median rent

£1,347+2.8%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

—

GM via IMD proxy

Best hub commute

28 min

Direct to Manchester

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

35%

25 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

85/100

Top quartile

Population

13,381

7 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

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

A snapshot of Rusholme West & Moss Side East

The area is unusually green for its density — 8 parks sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 39 restaurants and 0 pubs in five minutes; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; 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 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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

£1,478/mo

Rent + council tax + indicative utilities

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Around £1,572/yr · £131/mo

Years to save 10% deposit

3.5 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−31% 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~£1,103/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£209,625

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

Estimated monthly mortgage£1,103/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)7.0%

Years to save 10% deposit3.5 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£1,572/yr

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B2%

Households in fuel poverty25.5%

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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

Safety data is being processed for this neighbourhood.

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

—

Safety scoreHow? →

—

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.

No breakdown data available.

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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East

Weak transport links — 33/100; nearest rail station is Ardwick at around 2253 m; 83 bus stops within five minutes' walk; Manchester is reachable in 28 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

33/100

Below median

Best hub commute

28 min

Direct to Manchester

WFH share

27%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Ardwick

2.3 km walk · 28 min to Manchester

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Piccadilly

2.5 km walk · Manchester Metrolink

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: Manchester in 28 min

Londonapprox

148 min

Manchester

28 min

Birminghamapprox

116 min

Leedsapprox

80 min

Liverpoolapprox

63 min

Bristolapprox

213 min

Sheffieldapprox

77 min

Edinburghapprox

218 min

Glasgowapprox

220 min

Cardiffapprox

215 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)27% work from home

Drive29%Public transport19%Walk / cycle20%Work from home27%

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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East

25 schools within a 2 km radius; around 35% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm; the nearest Outstanding school, Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester, is around 1075 m away.

School scoreHow? →

78/100

Top quartile

Schools within 2 km

9 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

35%

Of all schools within 2 km

−35.4 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester

1.1 km from the centroid

Closest schools5 closest within ~5 km of the centroid

Name	Phase	Rating	Distance
Claremont Primary School	Community School	Good	200 m
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School	Voluntary Aided School	Requires improvement	361 m
Manchester Academy	Academy Sponsor Led	Good	559 m
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester	Voluntary Aided School	Outstanding	1.1 km
Trinity CofE High School	Academy Converter	Good	1.4 km

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

Daily life

What's actually around Rusholme West & Moss Side East?

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

Pubs0≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants39≤ 500 m
Cafés7≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety25≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres3≤ 2 km
Museums4≤ 2 km
Galleries1≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks8≤ 500 m
Playgrounds0≤ 500 m
Gyms2≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)83≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)83≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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

44/100

Mixed

Schools (35% Good+ within 2 km) and the family-age share fall below what most parents look for here.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

62/100

Good fit

Transport scores 33/100 and gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

See transport ranking →

Couples

46/100

Mixed

Rent, safety, or liveability falls below what most couples prioritise — worth comparing against nearby neighbourhoods.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

57/100

Mixed

Healthcare proximity, greenspace and the over-65 share fall below what most retirees prioritise here.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

77/100

Great fit

Gross yield 7.0%, capital growth +3.9% YoY, 38% private-rented stock — strong tenant pool with reasonable demand and supply balance.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

66/100

Good fit

Private-rental stock is deep (38% PRS), 28% 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 (27% under 18), active rental market (38% privately rented).

Age profile

Under 1827%18–3435%35–4921%50–6410%65+5%

Tenure

Owned18%Private rent38%Social rent29%

Households

One person28%Couple with children19%Lone parent13%Other19%

Property types

Flat16%Terraced66%Semi-detached11%Detached7%

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 74/100

Ethnic group

White28%Asian32%Black21%Mixed6%Other13%

Country of birth

UK-born52%Born outside UK48%

Religion

Christian24%Muslim44%No religion19%Other5%

Education and health33% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)33.0%−0.5 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications19.6%

Self-rated good or very good health84.7%

Self-rated bad or very bad health4.6%

Disabled (Equality Act)14.9%

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)

15.9%

ONS ILO method — 51% 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 15.9% · 51% economically active · 48% inactive

ILO unemployment rate: 15.9% — 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.

Employed43%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: +452,409 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East

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

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
Manchester 025C	£1,347	85	—	79	View →
Manchester 025E	£1,347	85	—	79	View →
Manchester 025G	£1,347	85	—	33	View →
Manchester 025H	£1,347	85	—	33	View →
Manchester 025D	£1,347	73	—	79	View →
Manchester 025F	£1,347	85	—	33	View →
Manchester 025I	£1,347	85	—	33	View →

Postcodes covered

In Manchester 025C

M14 4AH M14 4AL M14 4AN M14 4AP M14 4AY M14 4BX M14 4BY M14 4BZ M14 4DA M14 4DB M14 4DD M14 4DE M14 4DF M14 4DG M14 4DH M14 4DJ M14 4DL M14 4DP M14 4DQ M14 4DR M14 4DS M14 4DT M14 4DU M14 4DW M14 4DX M14 4DY M14 4DZ M14 4EA M14 4EB M14 4EE M14 4EF M14 4EN M14 4ET M14 4EX M14 4FU M14 4HH M14 4HP M14 4HS M14 4HY M14 4HZ M14 4LG M14 4LP M14 4LQ M14 4LS M14 4PA M14 4PE M14 4PF M14 4PJ M14 4PL M14 4PN M14 4PQ M14 4PU M14 4PW M14 4PX M14 5TP

In Manchester 025D

M14 4AJ M14 4AQ M14 4AR M14 4AS M14 4AT M14 4AU M14 4AX M14 4BD M14 4BH M14 4BP M14 4HA M14 4HD M14 4HG M14 4HJ M14 4HL M14 4HN M14 4HQ M14 4HR M14 4HU M14 4HW M14 4HX M14 4PB M14 5DY M14 5NL M14 5UG M14 5UH M14 5UL M14 5UN M14 5UW M14 5UX M14 5UY M14 5WL M14 5WN M14 5XF M14 5XG M14 5XH M14 5XJ M14 7GG

In Manchester 025G

M14 4BA M14 4BE M14 4BN M14 4BW M14 4FZ M14 4HF M14 7NB

In Manchester 025F

M14 4BJ M14 4BL M14 4EG M14 4EH M14 4EJ M14 4EP M14 4EQ M14 4ER M14 4ES M14 4EU M14 4EY M14 4EZ M14 4FS M14 4FX M14 4HE M14 4HT M14 4JA M14 4JB M14 4JG M14 4NL M14 4TS M14 7JD M14 7JE M14 7NA M14 7ND M14 7NE M14 7NF

In Manchester 025E

M14 5AA M14 5AB M14 5AD M14 5AE M14 5AJ M14 5AL M14 5AN M14 5AP M14 5AW M14 5BJ M14 5BL M14 5DU M14 5EN M14 5EY M14 5NB M14 5NE M14 5NG M14 5NH M14 5NJ M14 5NN M14 5NP M14 5NQ M14 5NR M14 5NS M14 5NT M14 5NU M14 5NW M14 5NX M14 5NY M14 5NZ M14 5RB M14 5SG M14 5SS M14 5TQ M14 5UB M14 5UD M14 5UJ M14 5WA M14 5WB M14 5WD M14 5WE M14 5WF M14 5WG M14 5WH M14 5WJ M14 5WP M14 5WQ M14 5WR M14 5WS M14 5WT M14 5WU M14 5WX M14 5WY M14 5WZ M14 5XA M14 5XB M14 5XD M14 5XE M14 5XN

In Manchester 025I

M14 7BP M14 7BR M14 7BS M14 7BW M14 7DE M14 7GA M14 7GB M14 7GD

In Manchester 025H

M14 7GR M14 7GS M14 7GT M14 7HS M14 7HT M14 7HX

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What's the median rent in Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: The median monthly rent across Rusholme West & Moss Side East is £1,347.
How safe is Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: 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 28 minutes' walk.
What schools are near Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: There are 25 schools within 2 km of Rusholme West & Moss Side East, of which 35% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1123 m away.
What is the council tax band in Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: The most common council tax band in Rusholme West & Moss Side East is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,572. Council tax is set by Manchester council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Rusholme West & Moss Side East to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from Rusholme West & Moss Side East to central London is approximately 148 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: 100% of premises in Rusholme West & Moss Side East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
What is the deprivation rank of Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: 18% of households in Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: The average property price across Manchester (the local authority covering Rusholme West & Moss Side East) 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: Rusholme West & Moss Side East contains 7 local areas: Manchester 025C, Manchester 025E, Manchester 025G, Manchester 025H, Manchester 025D…

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What is the average rent in Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: The estimated median monthly rent in Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: 35% of schools within 2 km of Rusholme West & Moss Side East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Rusholme West & Moss Side East?: Public-transport commute time from Rusholme West & Moss Side East to central London is approximately 148 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Rusholme West & Moss Side East different from the rest of Manchester?: Rusholme West & Moss Side East contains 7 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 Rusholme West & Moss Side East rank in Manchester?: Rusholme West & Moss Side East 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.

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