Sold £3,315/m² · Median sold £260,854 (3,562 sales) · Index +4.2% y/y · Turnover 1.3% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Manchester?
EPC A or B
15%
EPC D or worse
38%
What does Manchester cost?
Manchester: sold price per m² £3,315/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 3,562 sales). +0.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£3,315/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
3,562 sales
+0.4% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 3,562 sales.
Sold price
£260,854 12 months to Jun 2026
3,562 sales
+3.2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 3,562 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£247,035 12 months to Sep 2026
12,493 listings
-10.7% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 12,493 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £2,169/m² in Sep 2016 to £3,135/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £153,550 in Sep 2016 to £264,272 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £240,000 in Jan 2022 to £245,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £3,316/m² in Aug 2025 to £3,384/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 102% in Jan 2022 to 94% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 96.2 in Jan 2022 to 97 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 17,778 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
6.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
39,830 lets
+13.4% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 39,830 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,275/month in Aug 2025 to £1,252/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 5.3% in Jan 2022 to 6.9% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 86.9 in Jan 2022 to 117.1 in Sep 2026.
How does Manchester vary by home size?
Asking price in Manchester runs from £174,672 for 1 bedroom to £590,079 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Manchester. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£174,672
12 months to Sep 2026
-13.8% on the previous 12 months
2888
2 bedrooms
£231,581
12 months to Sep 2026
-19.7% on the previous 12 months
4860
3 bedrooms
£298,942
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.3% on the previous 12 months
3375
4 bedrooms
£407,567
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.6% on the previous 12 months
824
5+ bedrooms
£590,079
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.3% on the previous 12 months
442
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Manchester?
Manchester: turnover 1.3% (12 months to Mar 2026, 3,574 sales). -25.1% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.3% 12 months to Mar 2026
3,574 sales
-25.1% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 3,574 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
6,651 12 months to Sep 2026
6,651 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,651 listings.
New listings
8,982 12 months to Sep 2026
8,982 listings
+4.7% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 8,982 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.0% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 448 in Aug 2025 to 650 in Sep 2026.New listings: 679 in Jan 2022 to 995 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 172 in Jan 2022 to 269 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 2,852 in Sep 2026 to 7,904 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 82 days in Jan 2022 to 146 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Manchester?
204 agents listed homes for sale in Manchester; the three largest took 18% of the listings.
Agents active
204
Top three agents’ share
18%
New homes among listings
20%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Manchester?
Corporate landlords hold 80% of the 13,461 units in Manchester whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords80% of classified · 10,754 units
Housing associations11% of classified · 1,486 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)7.6% of classified · 1,020 units
RMC1.5% of classified · 199 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 2 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Manchester rank?
Manchester ranks 3rd of 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester for sold price per m², at £3,315/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Greater Manchester
Manchester ranks 3rd of 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester for sold price per m², at £3,315/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Greater Manchester, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
M20Postcode district · Asking £4,087/m² · Sep 2026
M21Postcode district · Asking £4,491/m² · Sep 2026
M22Postcode district · Asking £3,615/m² · Sep 2026
BoltonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,723/m² · Sep 2026
BuryNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,510/m² · Sep 2026
OldhamNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,969/m² · Sep 2026
RochdaleNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,966/m² · Sep 2026
SalfordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,140/m² · Sep 2026
StockportNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,940/m² · Sep 2026
TamesideNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,124/m² · Sep 2026
TraffordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,514/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Manchester
What is the median house price in Manchester?
Homes in Manchester sold for a median £260,854 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 3,562 sales. Per square metre that is £3,315/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Manchester changed?
+0.4% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Manchester?
Homes to let in Manchester asked a median £1,479/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 17,778 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Manchester?
6.7% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 39,830 lets. +13.4% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Manchester?
1.3% of the homes in Manchester changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 3,574 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.