Buying a home in M16, Manchester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£361kmost £316k–£423k

Houses per m²£3,806flats £3,516

Sold last year1941,204 in five years

Prices in Manchester+1.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M16 sold for £361,114 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £315,688 and £423,295, for about 93 m² of space. That is 29% more than the same home across Manchester (£280,000).

194 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £146k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in M16 7 (£3,256) and the most in M16 0 (£4,178).

Across Manchester, prices are up 1.2% on a year ago and up 20.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,433 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,647 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in M16 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£300,742	£294k–£494k	49 m²	5
2	£275,378	£246k–£316k	72 m²	75
3	£361,114	£316k–£423k	93 m²	426
4	£421,826	£348k–£484k	115 m²	168
5+	£568,256	£441k–£624k	150 m²	123

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£301k	£275k	£361k	£422k	£568k
Detached	—	£445k	£496k	£432k	£595k
Semi-detached	—	£296k	£418k	£462k	£568k
Terraced	—	£259k	£333k	£367k	£469k
Flats	£146k	£191k	£222k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across M16

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
M16 0	£4,178	£3,969
M16 7	£3,256	£3,013
M16 8	£4,130	£3,307
M16 9	£3,484	£3,161

Schools near M16

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Wilfrid's RC Primary School92% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%19 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmChorlton High School65.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%24 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

M15 Manchester · 2 km3-bed house £275k M21 Manchester · 2 km3-bed house £461k M14 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £271k M5 Salford · 3 km3-bed house £256k M50 Salford · 3 km3-bed house £416k M32 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £326k M3 Salford · 3 km3-bed house £316k M13 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £253k

Questions about M16

How much is a 3-bedroom house in M16?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M16 sold for £361,114 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £315,688 and £423,295.

Is M16 expensive for Manchester?

A 3-bedroom house in M16 costs 29% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Manchester (£280,000).

How many homes sell in M16 each year?

194 homes sold in the last year and 1,204 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near M16?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Wilfrid's RC Primary School, where 92% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near M16?

For a 3-bedroom house, M15 (£275k, 2 km), M14 (£271k, 3 km), M5 (£256k, 3 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.