Buying a home in M18, Manchester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£205kmost £175k–£246k

Houses per m²£2,509flats £2,086

Sold last year78764 in five years

Prices in Manchester+1.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M18 sold for £204,507 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £174,687 and £245,621, for about 86 m² of space. That is 27% less than the same home across Manchester (£280,000).

78 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £98k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in M18 8 (£2,324) and the most in M18 7 (£2,676).

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 £933 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in M18 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£164,282	£141k–£190k	68 m²	322
3	£204,507	£175k–£246k	86 m²	352
4	£242,391	£198k–£280k	99 m²	44
5+	£312,970	£245k–£352k	145 m²	16

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£164k	£205k	£242k	£313k
Detached	—	—	£292k	—	—
Semi-detached	—	£194k	£235k	£245k	£313k
Terraced	—	£153k	£187k	£212k	£265k
Flats	£98k	£122k	£116k	—	—

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

Price per m² across M18

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
M18 7	£2,676	£2,047
M18 8	£2,324	£2,203

Schools near M18

Best state primary within 2 kmOasis Academy Aspinal86% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%19 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmWright Robinson College62.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%25 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

M11 Manchester · 2 km3-bed house £202k M12 Manchester · 2 km3-bed house £229k M43 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £232k M13 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £253k SK5 Stockport · 3 km3-bed house £247k M19 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £306k M34 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £246k M14 Manchester · 4 km3-bed house £271k

Questions about M18

How much is a 3-bedroom house in M18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M18 sold for £204,507 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £174,687 and £245,621.

Is M18 expensive for Manchester?

A 3-bedroom house in M18 costs 27% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Manchester (£280,000).

How many homes sell in M18 each year?

78 homes sold in the last year and 764 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near M18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Oasis Academy Aspinal, where 86% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.