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Ardwick: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Ardwick neighbourhood of Manchester, England (ONS area Manchester 018). Headline figures assembled 14 October 2026. Postcodes M1, M12, M13. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near M12 6AJ.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Manchester

Ardwick is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Manchester (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 4 falling of 16). Houses here typically resell for £282,500 and flats for £165,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Ardwick, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 14 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£282,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£165,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.03; 2 of 16 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 1 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 4.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£38,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Ardwick sits in Manchester

  • Typical house price: 19th highest of the 54 neighbourhoods in Manchester with enough house sales for one
  • Typical flat price: 14th lowest of the 37 neighbourhoods in Manchester with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 15th lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Manchester

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 14 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Ardwick

House prices: Ardwick against Manchester: This neighbourhood £20k (1997) to £292k (2025); Manchester £36k (1997) to £284k (2026).£51k£257k2026202120162011200620011997This neighbourhood£292kManchester£284k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Manchester, 1997 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Ardwick against Manchester: This neighbourhood £123k (2007) to £174k (2024); Manchester £145k (2007) to £204k (2026).£92k£192k2026202320202017201420112007This neighbourhood£174kManchester£204k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Manchester, 2007 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 14 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Manchester, 4 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Household income
  • New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

  • Single-person households under 65
  • Air quality
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Ardwick Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (560 m in a straight line). About 0.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Manchester Piccadilly (about 4 min) and New Mills Central (about 32 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Co-op Academy Medlock 370 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Nov 2021).
  • Nearest state secondary school Dean Trust Ardwick 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jul 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Ardwick

What is the typical house price in Ardwick?

£282,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.

How does Ardwick compare with the rest of Manchester?

Typical house price: 19th highest of the 54 neighbourhoods in Manchester with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 14th lowest of the 37 neighbourhoods in Manchester with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 15th lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Manchester.

Is Ardwick an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Ardwick gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.03; 2 of 16 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Ardwick?

Ardwick. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (560 m in a straight line). About 0.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Manchester Piccadilly (about 4 min) and New Mills Central (about 32 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Ardwick?

Nearest state primary school. Co-op Academy Medlock. 370 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Nov 2021). Nearest state secondary school. Dean Trust Ardwick. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jul 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.