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Blackley

Middle area

North Manchester. 11,822 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Blackley’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£227,500
2,153rd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,213
507th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Blackley compares

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Median sale price59 middle areas, Manchester · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from £154,000 to £467,250. The middle area is £237,500. Blackley is £227,500.
£227,50026th lowest
Population59 middle areas, Manchester · 2021
Population: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from 5,653 to 15,014. The middle area is 9,280. Blackley is 11,213.
11,21311th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage59 middle areas, Manchester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from 60.4% to 99.6%. The middle area is 94.5%. Blackley is 93.7%.
93.7%26th lowest
Claimant rate59 middle areas, Manchester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from 1.5% to 11.8%. The middle area is 5.5%. Blackley is 7.0%.
7.0%joint 25th highest

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 Blackley alone. See Manchester

Average house price
£252,309
Up 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,278
102nd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.7
3rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Blackley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Blackley was £227,500 in 2025.

Blackley had 11,213 usual residents at the census.

In Blackley, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Blackley, 7.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.