# Newton Heath North Manchester. 10,744 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 square kilometres. Newton Heath, Manchester: 10,744 people (mid-2024); median sale price £188,875 (2025). Middle area. Code E02001055. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £188,875** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newton Heath was £188,875 in 2025. 1,232nd 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/newton-heath#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,688** (2021). Newton Heath had 9,688 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,426th 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/newton-heath#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 21%** (2022). About 21% of people in Newton Heath 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/newton-heath#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.4%** (January 2026). In Newton Heath, 94.4% 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/newton-heath#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001055) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 21% of people in Newton Heath 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=E02001055) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 68 homes were sold in Newton Heath in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001055) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Newton Heath had 9,688 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=E02001055) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Manchester. The outline is Newton Heath. ## Recorded crime in Newton Heath Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Newton Heath compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Newton Heath | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £188,875 | 8th cheapest | 59 middle areas, Manchester · 2025 | | Population | 9,688 | 23rd most populated | 59 middle areas, Manchester · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 21% | 12th most people in radon Affected Areas | 59 middle areas, Manchester · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.4% | 28th lowest | 59 middle areas, Manchester · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Newton Heath? Newton Heath had 9,688 usual residents at the census. Newton Heath is the joint 1,426th 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 Newton Heath alone. [See Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) - **Average house price: £256,760** (August 2026). Manchester’s average house price was £256,760 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.1×** (2025). A home in Manchester costs 7.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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. ## 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. About 21% of people in Newton Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Newton Heath, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001055 - Ward: [Miles Platting & Newton Heath †](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/ward/miles-platting-and-newton-heath) - Constituency: [Manchester Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-central) - Council: [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 3.43 km² - People, mid-2024: 10,744* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 30 * 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 [Clayton Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/clayton-vale), [Harpurhey South & Monsall](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/harpurhey-south-and-monsall), [Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/beswick-eastlands-and-openshaw-park), [Failsworth West](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/failsworth-west), [Failsworth South](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/failsworth-south), [Miles Platting & New Islington North](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/miles-platting-and-new-islington-north) ## Latest updates for Newton Heath - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001055 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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