Manchester
10 datasets are currently published for Manchester.
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Manchester compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 15th of 361 (42.9 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 218th of 318 (shared with 3 other local authority districts) (£230,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 56th of 132 (18.8%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Manchester: 25,265, July 2026 (+0.7% year on year, from 25,080). 25,265 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (15,210, 60%). Next largest was Aged 16-24 (5,065). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 8% higher (5,065). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Manchester: 25,260, July 2026 (+0.7% year on year, from 25,085). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Council contract award value — Manchester: £1,800,000, calendar year 2026. Source: UK Find a Tender Service — OCDS award notices. Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Manchester: 108.7, June 2026 (+2.9% year on year, from 105.6). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Manchester: £230,000, Q2 2026 (+0.0% year on year, from £230,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Manchester: 18.8%, 2024/25 (-1.7 percentage points year on year, from 20.5%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Manchester: 32, Q1 2026 (+52.4% year on year, from 21). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Manchester: 588,256, 2025 (-0.1% year on year, from 588,597). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Manchester: 712, 2025 (-1.1% year on year, from 720). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
- Single-bid tender rate — Manchester: 0.00%, 2026. Source: UK Find a Tender Service — OCDS award notices. Licence: licence terms.
Public procurement
Awarded contracts by local authority:
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