Buying a home in M26, Manchester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£226kmost £177k–£269k

Houses per m²£2,830flats £2,179

Sold last year2681,809 in five years

Prices in Bury+2.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M26 sold for £225,760 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £177,493 and £269,000, for about 86 m² of space. That is 19% less than the same home across Manchester (£280,000).

268 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £91k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in M26 2 (£2,629) and the most in M26 4 (£2,945).

Across Bury, prices are up 2.7% on a year ago and up 22.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,065 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,030 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in M26 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£145,312	£125k–£185k	40 m²	13
2	£178,396	£147k–£209k	69 m²	629
3	£225,760	£177k–£269k	86 m²	691
4	£312,657	£256k–£372k	105 m²	186
5+	£392,921	£328k–£451k	123 m²	86

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£145k	£178k	£226k	£313k	£393k
Detached	—	£246k	£312k	£357k	£404k
Semi-detached	£147k	£204k	£237k	£284k	£320k
Terraced	—	£155k	£179k	£208k	—
Flats	£91k	£124k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across M26

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
M26 1	£2,886	£2,261
M26 2	£2,629	£1,984
M26 3	£2,791	£1,773
M26 4	£2,945	£2,170

Schools near M26

Best state primary within 2 kmGorsefield Primary School88% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmKearsley Academy65.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%16 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

M45 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £283k BL9 Bury · 5 km3-bed house £234k BL8 Bury · 5 km3-bed house £267k BL4 Bolton · 5 km3-bed house £200k BL2 Bolton · 5 km3-bed house £228k M25 Manchester · 5 km3-bed house £323k M27 Manchester · 6 km3-bed house £261k BL3 Bolton · 6 km3-bed house £200k

Questions about M26

How much is a 3-bedroom house in M26?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M26 sold for £225,760 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £177,493 and £269,000.

Is M26 expensive for Manchester?

A 3-bedroom house in M26 costs 19% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Manchester (£280,000).

How many homes sell in M26 each year?

268 homes sold in the last year and 1,809 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near M26?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Gorsefield Primary School, where 88% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near M26?

For a 3-bedroom house, BL4 (£200k, 5 km), BL3 (£200k, 6 km), M38 (£186k, 7 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.