The most common tenure type in Manchester are Owned properties at 37%, down from 38% in 2011. The second most common tenure type are Private Rented at 32%, up from 28%, and replacing Social Rented (32%) in 2011.
| Tenure type | Count |
|---|---|
| Total: All households | 214,730 |
| Owned | 79,925 |
| Owned: Owns outright | 35,423 |
| Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan | 44,502 |
| Shared ownership | 1,679 |
| Social rented | 63,276 |
| Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority | 24,419 |
| Social rented: Other social rented | 38,857 |
| Private rented | 69,403 |
| Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency | 65,041 |
| Private rented: Other private rented | 4,362 |
| Lives rent free | 447 |
The most common accommodation type is semi-detached houses at 32% followed by purpose-built flats at 28%.
Mains Gas is still the most common form of central heating at 67% but down from 74% in 2011, followed by Electric at 18% up from 15% in 2011.
| Type of accommodation | Count |
|---|---|
| Total: All households | 214,732 |
| Detached | 11,603 |
| Semi-detached | 68,528 |
| Terraced | 60,020 |
| In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement | 60,411 |
| Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits | 8,370 |
| Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse | 3,837 |
| In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop | 1,771 |
| A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure | 192 |
43% of households have access to 1 car or van, up from 41% in 2011. 39% have no access, down from 45% in 2011, and18% have access to 2 or more cars or vans, up from 14% in 2011.
| Car and van availability | Count |
|---|---|
| Total: All households | 214,732 |
| No cars or vans in household | 83,770 |
| 1 car or van in household | 92,267 |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 31,611 |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 7,084 |
Households in Manchester most commonly have between 3 rooms (28.4%) and 4 rooms (28.3%), and most commonly have 3 bedrooms (39.8%). Most residents in Manchester (91%) do not have a second address.
Second Address, Purpose of Second Address and Communal Establishments by Age and Sex are resident counts. All other counts are of households.