Ancoats & Beswick
Strong on safety and transport
Ancoats & Beswick at a glance
- House prices
- £250,000
- Middle36th percentile
- Schools
- 36th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 92nd percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 0.4 per 1,000 residents
- Strong98th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle31st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Ancoats & Beswick a good place to live?
Ancoats & Beswick may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger transport access. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Manchester below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
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Crime rate in Ancoats & Beswick
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 0.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 98th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Ancoats & Beswick
House prices
- Median sale price
- £250,000
- Percentile
- 36th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 212 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Ancoats & Beswick
Schools
36th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Ancoats & Beswick
Flood risk
2.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.1% of the area. That is the 31st percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Ancoats & Beswick
Transport
92nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Ancoats & Beswick a good place to live?
Ancoats & Beswick may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger transport access. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Ancoats & Beswick safe?
Ancoats & Beswick ranks in the 98th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Ancoats & Beswick?
The median sale price was £250,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 36th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Ancoats & Beswick?
Schools rank in the 36th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Ancoats & Beswick?
Nearby public profiles include Northenden in Manchester and Baguley in Manchester.
