Buying a home in M8, Manchester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£229kmost £183k–£282k

Houses per m²£2,666flats £2,137

Sold last year90684 in five years

Prices in Manchester+1.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M8 sold for £229,493 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £182,910 and £282,425, for about 88 m² of space. That is 18% less than the same home across Manchester (£280,000).

90 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £65k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in M8 9 (£2,031) and the most in M8 4 (£3,116).

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 £1,047 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in M8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£117,616	£93k–£133k	48 m²	10
2	£177,471	£149k–£205k	62 m²	135
3	£229,493	£183k–£282k	88 m²	293
4	£263,501	£209k–£303k	111 m²	75
5+	£371,501	£296k–£504k	152 m²	34

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£118k	£177k	£229k	£264k	£372k
Detached	—	—	—	£281k	£408k
Semi-detached	£133k	£202k	£266k	£288k	£372k
Terraced	£106k	£163k	£197k	£254k	£371k
Flats	£65k	£121k	£121k	£212k	—

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

Price per m² across M8

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
M8 0	£2,338	£2,095
M8 4	£3,116	£2,127
M8 5	£2,517	£1,466
M8 8	£2,824	£2,209
M8 9	£2,031	—

Schools near M8

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School83% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%24 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%22 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

M7 Salford · 2 km3-bed house £279k M9 Manchester · 2 km3-bed house £215k M4 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £324k M3 Salford · 3 km3-bed house £316k M25 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £323k M40 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £224k M6 Salford · 4 km3-bed house £252k M5 Salford · 4 km3-bed house £256k

Questions about M8

How much is a 3-bedroom house in M8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M8 sold for £229,493 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £182,910 and £282,425.

Is M8 expensive for Manchester?

A 3-bedroom house in M8 costs 18% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Manchester (£280,000).

How many homes sell in M8 each year?

90 homes sold in the last year and 684 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near M8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School, where 83% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near M8?

For a 3-bedroom house, M11 (£202k, 5 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.