Buying a home in M4, Manchester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£324kmost £291k–£352k

Houses per m²£4,161flats £4,453

Sold last year129606 in five years

Prices in Manchester+1.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M4 sold for £324,201 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £291,378 and £351,577, for about 83 m² of space. That is 16% more than the same home across Manchester (£280,000).

129 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £173k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in M4 7 (£4,153) and the most in M4 5 (£4,937).

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 £1,478 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in M4 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£265,963	£244k–£298k	67 m²	18
3	£324,201	£291k–£352k	83 m²	23

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£266k	£324k	—	—
Semi-detached	—	£304k	—	—	—
Terraced	—	£251k	£324k	—	—
Flats	£173k	£219k	£337k	£417k	—

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

Price per m² across M4

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
M4 1	—	£4,474
M4 4	—	£4,477
M4 5	£4,937	£4,631
M4 6	£4,186	£4,599
M4 7	£4,153	£4,082

Schools near M4

Best state primary within 2 kmAbbott Community Primary School75% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%13 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmEden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester68.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%23 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

M3 Salford · 2 km3-bed house £316k M15 Manchester · 2 km3-bed house £275k M8 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £229k M13 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £253k M12 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £229k M7 Salford · 3 km3-bed house £279k M40 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £224k M11 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £202k

Questions about M4

How much is a 3-bedroom house in M4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M4 sold for £324,201 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £291,378 and £351,577.

Is M4 expensive for Manchester?

A 3-bedroom house in M4 costs 16% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Manchester (£280,000).

How many homes sell in M4 each year?

129 homes sold in the last year and 606 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near M4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Abbott Community Primary School, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near M4?

For a 3-bedroom house, M15 (£275k, 2 km), M8 (£229k, 3 km), M13 (£253k, 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.