# Ardwick

North Manchester. 11,324 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.6 square kilometres.

Ardwick had 10,138 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Ardwick was £268,500 in 2025.

Middle area. Code E02001062. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £268,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ardwick was £268,500 in 2025. Joint 3,097th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/ardwick#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 10,138** (2021). Ardwick had 10,138 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,066th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/ardwick#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 24%** (2022). About 24% of people in Ardwick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/ardwick#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 65.4%** (January 2026). In Ardwick, 65.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/ardwick#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001062) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 24% of people in Ardwick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02001062) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 28 homes were sold in Ardwick in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001062) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Ardwick had 10,138 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001062) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Manchester. The outline is Ardwick.

## Recorded crime in Ardwick


Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

## How Ardwick compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Ardwick | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £268,500 | 20th most expensive | 59 middle areas, Manchester · 2025 |
| Population | 10,138 | 18th most populated | 59 middle areas, Manchester · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 24% | joint 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 59 middle areas, Manchester · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 65.4% | 3rd lowest | 59 middle areas, Manchester · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Ardwick?

Ardwick had 10,138 usual residents at the census.
Ardwick is the 1,066th most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Manchester

These figures are published for the whole of Manchester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Manchester and not Ardwick alone. [See Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- **Average house price: £252,309** (July 2026). Manchester’s average house price was £252,309 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,278** (2025). Full-time workers living in Manchester earned a median of £36,278 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 102nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Manchester costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 38.7** (2025). Manchester has a deprivation score of 38.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Ardwick in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ardwick was £268,500 in 2025.
Ardwick had 10,138 usual residents at the census.
About 24% of people in Ardwick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ardwick, 65.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001062
- Ward: [Ardwick †](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/ward/ardwick)
- Constituency: [Manchester Rusholme †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-rusholme)
- Council: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.59 km²
- People, mid-2024: 11,324*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 26

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Belle Vue & West Gorton](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/belle-vue-and-west-gorton), [Victoria Park & Longsight West](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/victoria-park-and-longsight-west), [Piccadilly & Ancoats](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/piccadilly-and-ancoats), [Hulme & University](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/hulme-and-university), [Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/beswick-eastlands-and-openshaw-park), [University North & Whitworth Street](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/university-north-and-whitworth-street)

## Latest updates for Ardwick

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001062

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/ardwick, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/ardwick#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/ardwick
