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Northenden

Middle area

South Manchester. 7,051 people in 3.8 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 Northenden’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£312,500
3,280th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,981
4,221st lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Northenden compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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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. Northenden is £312,500.
£312,50010th highest
Population59 middle areas, Manchester · 2021
Population: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from 5,653 to 15,014. The middle area is 9,280. Northenden is 6,981.
6,9817th lowest
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%. Northenden is 97.6%.
97.6%joint 14th highest
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%. Northenden is 3.7%.
3.7%joint 11th lowest

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 Northenden 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
Northenden in brief

The median price paid for a home in Northenden was £312,500 in 2025.

Northenden had 6,981 usual residents at the census.

In Northenden, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Northenden, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.