Average price per square foot in Manchester (July 2026)

31,088 sold homes within 3 miles · Land Registry + EPC · HPI-indexed to today
£336
average £/sqft (all types, indexed to today)
£229,995
median sold price
811 sqft
average floor area
+44.7%
new-build premium vs resale (9,919 new-build sales)

£/sqft by property type

TypeAvg £/sqft (today)Median sold priceAvg sizeSales
Detached£324/sqft£365,0001409 sqft711
Semi-detached£299/sqft£265,0001055 sqft4,048
Terraced£250/sqft£205,000952 sqft7,228
Flat£376/sqft£226,259684 sqft19,101

New-build vs resale

Within 3 miles of Manchester, new-build homes achieved an average of £425/sqft (9,919 first sales, Land Registry new-build flag) against £294/sqft for resale (21,169 sales) — a local new-build premium of 44.7%, measured from the market rather than assumed.

Recent trend (raw sold £/sqft by year)

YearAvg £/sqft (unindexed)
2023£315/sqft
2024£327/sqft
2025£322/sqft
2026£284/sqft
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Method: all Land Registry sales (2021–present) within 3 miles, matched to EPC floor areas, indexed to today's market with the UK House Price Index, 2nd–98th percentile trimmed. Data under the Open Government Licence (HM Land Registry, EPC Register, ONS, UK HPI). Statistics are estimates for research, not RICS valuations. Updated July 2026.