House prices in Manchester
A typical home in Manchester sold for £254,500: the count-weighted median of the 34,341 sales recorded by HM Land Registry across the M postcode area between 2024 and 2026. Sold prices, not asking prices or estimates.
In 2026 the Manchester property market's median sold price, across the M postcode area, was £255,000, from 5,916 recorded sales. Five years earlier, in 2021, it was £220,000. That is a rise of 16%, about 3.0% a year.
Against the England and Wales median of £285,000, the latest Manchester median is 11% lower.
Figures on this page cover the M postcode area, the postal geography centred on Manchester. Postcode areas are drawn wider than council boundaries, so nearby towns on M postcodes are counted too.
Manchester median sold prices by year
| Year | Median | Average | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | £255,000 | £287,100 | 5,916 |
| 2025 | £254,500 | £284,700 | 14,381 |
| 2024 | £248,200 | £275,600 | 14,044 |
| 2023 | £238,000 | £265,300 | 13,272 |
| 2022 | £240,000 | £266,200 | 16,774 |
| 2021 | £220,000 | £249,400 | 20,096 |
| 2020 | £204,000 | £228,900 | 14,607 |
| 2019 | £180,000 | £206,500 | 16,866 |
| 2018 | £172,000 | £197,600 | 17,895 |
| 2017 | £164,000 | £190,000 | 18,277 |
| 2016 | £150,500 | £174,100 | 19,395 |
| 2015 | £141,700 | £161,500 | 17,857 |
| 2014 | £134,000 | £153,500 | 16,283 |
| 2013 | £125,500 | £147,400 | 12,935 |
| 2012 | £125,000 | £145,800 | 10,936 |
| 2011 | £125,000 | £142,500 | 11,286 |
| 2010 | £123,000 | £143,600 | 11,776 |
| 2009 | £123,000 | £139,600 | 10,975 |
| 2008 | £127,000 | £144,000 | 13,387 |
| 2007 | £135,000 | £151,800 | 28,099 |
Medians are the middle sold price of the year's recorded sales. The average (mean) can sit well above the median when a few expensive homes change hands.
The priciest parts of Manchester
Typical price is the count-weighted median over the last three recorded years. Only districts with at least 30 sales in that window are ranked, which keeps low-volume business postcodes out of these tables.
| District | Typical price | Sales, 3 years | In depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M21 Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Barlow Moor | £407,500 | 915 | Report |
| M33 Sale, Brooklands | £380,000 | 2,076 | Report |
| M20 Didsbury, Withington | £346,000 | 1,654 | Report |
| M41 Urmston, Davyhulme | £345,000 | 1,372 | Report |
| M1 Piccadilly, City Centre | £303,200 | 705 | Report |
Best value in Manchester
| District | Typical price | Sales, 3 years | In depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M38 Little Hulton | £180,000 | 271 | Report |
| M11 Clayton, Openshaw | £180,000 | 329 | Report |
| M18 Abbey Hey, Gorton | £185,000 | 382 | Report |
| M46 Atherton, Over Hulton | £187,500 | 862 | Report |
| M8 Crumpsall, Cheetham Hill | £187,800 | 370 | Report |
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