Buying a home in M40, Manchester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£224kmost £191k–£260k

Houses per m²£2,632flats £2,358

Sold last year1911,351 in five years

Prices in Manchester+1.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M40 sold for £224,186 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £191,307 and £259,917, for about 85 m² of space. That is 20% less than the same home across Manchester (£280,000).

191 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £109k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in M40 9 (£2,269) and the most in M40 7 (£3,503).

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 £1,022 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in M40 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£159,483	£126k–£210k	56 m²	8
2	£188,637	£162k–£213k	69 m²	455
3	£224,186	£191k–£260k	85 m²	667
4	£266,667	£222k–£338k	105 m²	107
5+	£326,709	£280k–£382k	134 m²	43

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£159k	£189k	£224k	£267k	£327k
Detached	—	£254k	£275k	£346k	£346k
Semi-detached	—	£204k	£234k	£268k	£341k
Terraced	—	£175k	£197k	£224k	£301k
Flats	£109k	£111k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across M40

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
M40 0	£2,834	£2,170
M40 1	£2,309	£1,961
M40 2	£2,366	—
M40 3	£2,746	£2,365
M40 5	£2,565	—
M40 7	£3,503	£2,993
M40 8	£2,760	£1,765
M40 9	£2,269	£2,130

Schools near M40

Best state primary within 2 kmPropps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School79% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%20 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%28 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

M35 Manchester · 2 km3-bed house £240k M9 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £215k M11 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £202k M8 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £229k M4 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £324k M43 Manchester · 4 km3-bed house £232k M12 Manchester · 4 km3-bed house £229k M3 Salford · 5 km3-bed house £316k

Questions about M40

How much is a 3-bedroom house in M40?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M40 sold for £224,186 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £191,307 and £259,917.

Is M40 expensive for Manchester?

A 3-bedroom house in M40 costs 20% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Manchester (£280,000).

How many homes sell in M40 each year?

191 homes sold in the last year and 1,351 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near M40?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School, where 79% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near M40?

For a 3-bedroom house, M11 (£202k, 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.