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Moss Side

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North Manchester. About 22,414 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Moss Side live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
21,274
136th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
10.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Moss Side compares

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

Moss SideMiddle
Population32 wards, Manchester · 2021
Population: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 11,663 to 21,479. The middle area is 17,436. Moss Side is 21,274.
21,2742nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares32 wards, Manchester · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 0.0% to 85.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Moss Side is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Moss Side is 94.7%.
94.7%16th highest
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%. Moss Side is 10.9%.
10.9%highest

What is the population of Moss Side?

Moss Side had 21,274 usual residents at the census.

Moss Side is the 136th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

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 Moss Side 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.7
Joint 3rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Moss Side in brief

Moss Side had 21,274 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Moss Side live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Moss Side, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Moss Side, 10.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.