Manchester: the market in figures
£256,760 is the average for Manchester. That is 67th of 135 and 5th of the 22 covered within the North West. Set against the regional average of £220,393 the gap is 16.5% above, and set against the UK's £273,037 it is 6% below. Year on year the area shows a gain of 2.1%, where the region shows a lift of 2.2%. Manchester stands 67th in a ranking that opens with Kensington and Chelsea and finishes with City of Aberdeen, while £273,037 is the UK reference.
The decade's arc is 74.3%, from £147,328 up to £256,760, adding £109,432. The year 2021 did the heaviest lifting with 13.2%, 2022 added 10.2%, and 2019 was the weakest, at an increase of 1.2%. Nothing before the latest year comes higher. Taking 2020 and 2024 as markers, the values are £184,754 and £246,332 respectively.
Averages by type: £485,089 detached, £334,231 semi-detached, £259,816 terraced, £199,005 flat. The detached-to-flat difference runs to £286,084, or 143.8%. People buying their first home paid £241,449 on average, 6% less than the market as a whole.
Salford, 10 km from here, averages £223,323, short of Manchester by 13%. Trafford reaches £393,897 (exceeding Manchester by 53.4%) while Tameside is at £213,026 (short of Manchester by 17%). Year on year, Trafford shows a lift of 6.4% and Salford shows a dip of 1.7%. Along the distance scale, Salford sits 10 km out, Tameside sits 10 km out, Trafford sits 11 km out, Bury sits 15 km out and Oldham sits 15 km out.
Purchase tax is £2,838 for someone moving home at the average price, 1.1% of what is paid. For a first purchase it is £0, and for an additional property £15,676. HM Land Registry charges £150 on top. The area has 4,842 sales in its count. Prices refer to August 2026 and sales to June 2025 to May 2026.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Manchester
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (3 of 5 trades filled in Manchester). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | Manchester Mortgages | 5 | 62 | 77 | Selected | View |
| Conveyancer | Aim Legal Limited | 4.4 | 18 | 66 | Partial | View |
| Surveyor | Building Sense Limited | 5 | 7 | 62 | Partial | View |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Manchester?
The average price of a home in Manchester was £256,760 in August 2026, +2.1% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Manchester?
The average price in Manchester went from £147,328 in August 2016 to £256,760 in August 2026, a change of +74.3%; +2.1% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Manchester?
On £256,760, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £2,838 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £15,676 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Manchester?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Manchester in August 2016 (£147,328) and sold at the August 2026 average (£256,760), the gain of £109,432 costs a higher rate taxpayer £25,544, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Manchester expensive?
Manchester ranks 67th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | North West |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £485,089 | £388,124 |
| Semi-detached | £334,231 | £242,592 |
| Terraced | £259,816 | £178,230 |
| Flat or maisonette | £199,005 | £140,000 |
| All types | £256,760 | £220,393 |
| First-time buyers | £241,449 | £191,727 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £147,328 | — |
| 2017 | £161,660 | +9.7% |
| 2018 | £172,287 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | £174,341 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | £184,754 | +6% |
| 2021 | £209,079 | +13.2% |
| 2022 | £230,341 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | £237,753 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | £246,332 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | £251,442 | +2.1% |
| 2026 | £256,760 | +2.1% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).