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Newton Heath

Middle area

North Manchester. 10,744 people in 3.4 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 Newton Heath’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£188,875
1,232nd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,688
1,426th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Newton Heath 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. Newton Heath is £188,875.
£188,8758th 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. Newton Heath is 9,688.
9,68823rd 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%. Newton Heath is 94.4%.
94.4%28th 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%. Newton Heath is 8.0%.
8.0%14th 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 Newton Heath 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
Newton Heath in brief

The median price paid for a home in Newton Heath was £188,875 in 2025.

Newton Heath had 9,688 usual residents at the census.

In Newton Heath, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Newton Heath, 8.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.