Buying a home in M31, Manchester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£241kmost £200k–£290k

Houses per m²£3,065flats £1,832

Sold last year38287 in five years

Prices in Trafford+9.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M31 sold for £240,587 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £200,050 and £289,566, for about 82 m² of space. That is 14% less than the same home across Manchester (£280,000).

38 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £120k for two bedrooms.

Across Trafford, prices are up 9.6% on a year ago and up 26.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,483 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,097 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in M31 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£223,656	£190k–£257k	69 m²	97
3	£240,587	£200k–£290k	82 m²	162
4	£296,765	£268k–£332k	99 m²	16
5+	£269,085	£264k–£368k	97 m²	6

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£224k	£241k	£297k	£269k
Detached	—	—	£308k	—	—
Semi-detached	—	£238k	£273k	£306k	—
Terraced	—	£193k	£202k	—	—
Flats	—	£120k	—	—	—

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

Schools near M31

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Mary's CofE Primary School69% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%5 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmIrlam and Cadishead Academy48.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%5 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

M44 Manchester · 2 km3-bed house £243k WA13 Lymm · 5 km3-bed house £403k M41 Manchester · 5 km3-bed house £369k WA14 Altrincham · 5 km3-bed house £477k M33 Sale · 7 km3-bed house £442k WA15 Altrincham · 8 km3-bed house £514k M32 Manchester · 8 km3-bed house £326k M30 Manchester · 9 km3-bed house £250k

Questions about M31

How much is a 3-bedroom house in M31?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M31 sold for £240,587 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £200,050 and £289,566.

Is M31 expensive for Manchester?

A 3-bedroom house in M31 costs 14% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Manchester (£280,000).

How many homes sell in M31 each year?

38 homes sold in the last year and 287 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near M31?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Mary's CofE Primary School, where 69% 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.