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Fallowfield: your area

Fallowfield ward · Manchester. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 26.7% here, compared with 37.6% across Manchester (10.9 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 39% here, compared with 32% across Manchester (6.3 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 13.9% here, compared with 19.7% across Manchester (5.8 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

5.8%

21 March 2021 · Fallowfield ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

865 out of 14,872.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5%

21 March 2021 · Fallowfield ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

739 out of 14,870.

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People counted in the census

14,870

21 March 2021 · Fallowfield ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

14,870 out of 14,870.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

26.7%

21 March 2021 · Fallowfield ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,393 out of 12,705.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

62.3%

21 March 2021 · Fallowfield ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,686 out of 4,312.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

27.8%

21 March 2021 · Fallowfield ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,198 out of 4,312.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.9%

21 March 2021 · Fallowfield ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,764 out of 12,705.

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Homes rented privately

39%

21 March 2021 · Fallowfield ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,664 out of 4,311.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

31%

21 March 2021 · Fallowfield ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,356 out of 4,311.

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Crime and safety

Police UK publication gap, checked 2026-10-17: Greater Manchester Police: Currently no crime, outcome or stop and search data is available. The force is progressing towards a new IT system and data processes which will support provision of data to police.uk in the future. Some data is available directly from GMP website here: https://www.gmp.police.uk/police-forces/greater-manchester-police/areas/greater-manchester-force-content/sd/stats-and-data/ Greater Manchester Police: Crime data not provided for August 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. A complete two-year ward comparison is therefore withheld; other forces’ nearby records are not substituted.

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Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

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