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Ancoats & Beswick

Ward

North east Manchester. About 16,302 people in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Ancoats & Beswick, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
14,819
863rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
82.7%
70th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Ancoats & Beswick compares

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

Ancoats & BeswickMiddle
Population32 wards, Manchester · 2021
Population: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 11,663 to 21,479. The middle area is 17,436. Ancoats & Beswick is 14,819.
14,8195th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage32 wards, Manchester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 67.5% to 98.4%. The middle area is 94.6%. Ancoats & Beswick is 89.5%.
89.5%10th lowest
Claimant rate32 wards, Manchester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 1.1% to 10.9%. The middle area is 5.8%. Ancoats & Beswick is 3.8%.
3.8%7th lowest
Aged 15 to 6432 wards, Manchester · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 63.7% to 96.0%. The middle area is 68.3%. Ancoats & Beswick is 82.7%.
82.7%4th highest

Figures for the whole of Manchester

These figures are published for the whole of Manchester, not for each ward, so they describe all of Manchester and not Ancoats & Beswick 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
Ancoats & Beswick in brief

Ancoats & Beswick had 14,819 usual residents at the census.

In Ancoats & Beswick, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ancoats & Beswick, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

82.7% of residents in Ancoats & Beswick were aged 15 to 64 at the census.