Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Higher Blackley at a glance

House prices
£221,000
Lower prices26th percentile
Schools
73rd percentile
Middle
Transport
48th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
Data not yet available
Flood risk
2.5% of the area in flood zones
Middle31st percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Higher Blackley a good place to live?

Higher Blackley may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. 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.

Higher Blackley and nearby areas

AreaMedian sale priceCrime per 1,000 residents
Higher Blackley£221,000Data not yet available
Miles Platting & Newton Heath£220,000Data not yet available
Moston£230,000Data not yet available

Same sources and periods as the figures above. Each area has its own full guide.

Further reading

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Crime data is unavailable here; check current local evidence before drawing conclusions about safety

Crime rate in Higher Blackley

Crime rate

Data not available in this public guide

Greater Manchester Police does not publish its crime records to police.uk, the source we use, so we cannot show a figure here.

About missing data

House prices in Higher Blackley

House prices

Median sale price
£221,000
Percentile
26th percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 83 standard sales over the 12 months to August 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 Higher Blackley

Schools

73rd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Higher Blackley

Flood risk

2.5% 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 0.8% 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 Higher Blackley

Transport

48th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

FAQs

Is Higher Blackley a good place to live?

Higher Blackley may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

Is Higher Blackley safe?

Crime data is not currently available for Higher Blackley.

What are house prices like in Higher Blackley?

The median sale price was £221,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. House prices are in the 26th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Higher Blackley?

Schools rank in the 73rd percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Higher Blackley?

Nearby public profiles include Miles Platting & Newton Heath in Manchester and Moston in Manchester.