Manchester

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• Today: 12° / 8° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:29

9h 14m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom

• 7.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

2 reported · August 2026▼ 50% YoY

• Criminal damage & arson1
• Violence & sexual offences1

22 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

712 reported road collisions (2025)

261 killed or seriously injured · 848 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 393 rated 4–5 ★ (327 top)
• 20 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Manchester Piccadilly (0.6 km)
• 169 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£256,760 average▲ 2.1% YoY

Across Manchester · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,373 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY

• 1 bed £1,003
• 2 bed £1,233
• 3 bed £1,433

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.1 times median annual pay (6.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

4,637 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (11 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (11 km)

37 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 37 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: ROYAL LONDON PARKING LVL -2 (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres12
• Gyms30
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches37
• Playgrounds22

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

551,937 residents in Manchester · 4,773/km²

• Under 16: 21%
• 16–64: 70%
• 65+: 9%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK59,941
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK71,756
• Net moves−11,815

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 2 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

41% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,312 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (55% of 252,780)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

219 schools · 96,378 pupils

136 primary · 30 secondary · 53 other

Ofsted: 57 of 75 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (76%)

187 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Manchester

591 CQC-registered services

• Care homes88
• GP practices141
• Dentists142
• Homecare agencies124
• Hospitals & hospices19

CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Manchester

• Not in the Green Belt
• 559 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

403 applications decided

92.8% granted · 374 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Lucy Powell

Labour (Co-op)

Manchester Central

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 64
• LD 4
• Grn 21
• Ref 7

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics21
• Pharmacies12
• Supermarkets18
• Parks & greens3675
• Restaurants & cafés740

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

29,740 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

13,341 jobs advertised · £47,572 avg

e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Choose when you work!, Night Supervisor

Source: Adzuna

£716 median full-time weekly pay

6.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,885 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

54% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 339,861 certificates

14% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

77% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 45% · Wind 32% · Gas 13% · Imports 10%

50 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.1 yrs women · 77.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 57.7 women · 56.7 men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.0
• Feeling worthwhile7.3
• Happiness yesterday6.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

3 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in M1

• The Doc'S Surgery
• Gmis Cats
• City Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Manchester Central:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth232 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements157 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
• Review & amend immigration rules for Hongkongers with political convictions128 local signatures · 11,120 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks117 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK110 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Piccadilly Gardens · 0.0 km

  Piccadilly Gardens is a green space in Manchester city centre, England, on the edge of the Northern Quarter.

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  2008 UEFA Cup final riots · 0.1 km

  Riots took place in Manchester, England, on the day of the 2008 UEFA Cup final between FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and Rangers FC. Serious disorder was allegedly sparked by the failure of a big screen erected in Piccadi…

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  Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station · 0.1 km

  Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station, often abbreviated to Piccadilly Gardens, is one of two main bus stations serving Manchester city centre, Greater Manchester, England; the other is Shudehill Interchange.

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  Piccadilly Gardens tram stop · 0.1 km

  Piccadilly Gardens is a tram stop in Zone 1 of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system. It is located beside Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre, and serves as a transport hub and interchange station.

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  City Tower, Manchester · 0.1 km

  City Tower is a 30-storey high-rise office building situated in the Piccadilly Gardens area of Manchester city centre, England. As of June 2026, it is the 25th-tallest building in Greater Manchester, with a roof heigh…

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  One Piccadilly Gardens · 0.1 km

  One Piccadilly Gardens is a large office building in Manchester, England. It is located on the east side of Piccadilly Gardens, a large public square in Manchester city centre, and was built in 2003 on former public l…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)