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Victoria Park & Longsight West: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Victoria Park & Longsight West neighbourhood of Manchester, England (ONS area Manchester 022). Headline figures assembled 14 October 2026. Postcodes M12, M13, M14. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near M14 5PT.
One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Victoria Park & Longsight West is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England. But area signals point away from gentrification against Manchester (4 of 18 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £225,000 and flats for £125,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Ardwick, is about a 19-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
£225,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£125,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most income-deprived
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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.18; 1 of 18 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 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 5.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£37,900
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 Victoria Park & Longsight West sits in Manchester
- Typical house price: joint 21st lowest of the 54 neighbourhoods in Manchester with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 37 neighbourhoods in Manchester with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 12th 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 Victoria Park & Longsight West
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
1 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Manchester, 4 the other way and 13 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
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Air quality
- Home improvement applications
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Ardwick Railway station, about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km 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 St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester 250 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Dean Trust Ardwick 510 m 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 Victoria Park & Longsight West
What is the typical house price in Victoria Park & Longsight West?
£225,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.
How does Victoria Park & Longsight West compare with the rest of Manchester?
Typical house price: joint 21st lowest of the 54 neighbourhoods in Manchester with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 37 neighbourhoods in Manchester with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 12th lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Manchester.
Is Victoria Park & Longsight West an affluent area?
Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Victoria Park & Longsight West gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.18; 1 of 18 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Victoria Park & Longsight West?
Ardwick. Railway station, about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km 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 Victoria Park & Longsight West?
Nearest state primary school. St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester. 250 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Dean Trust Ardwick. 510 m 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.