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Miles Platting & Newton Heath

Ward

North east Manchester. About 20,614 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 45% of people in Miles Platting & Newton Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
19,275
232nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
45%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Miles Platting & Newton Heath compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Miles Platting & Newton HeathMiddle
Population32 wards, Manchester · 2021
Population: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 11,663 to 21,479. The middle area is 17,436. Miles Platting & Newton Heath is 19,275.
19,27510th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares32 wards, Manchester · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 0.0% to 85.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Miles Platting & Newton Heath is 45.0%.
45%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage32 wards, Manchester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 67.5% to 98.4%. The middle area is 94.6%. Miles Platting & Newton Heath is 87.6%.
87.6%8th lowest
Claimant rate32 wards, Manchester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 1.1% to 10.9%. The middle area is 5.8%. Miles Platting & Newton Heath is 7.6%.
7.6%9th highest

What is the population of Miles Platting & Newton Heath?

Miles Platting & Newton Heath had 19,275 usual residents at the census.

Miles Platting & Newton Heath is the 232nd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Manchester

These figures are published for the whole of Manchester, not for each ward, so they describe all of Manchester and not Miles Platting & Newton Heath alone. See Manchester

Average house price
£256,760
Up 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,278
102nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.1×
Joint 167th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.7
Joint 3rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Miles Platting & Newton Heath in brief

Miles Platting & Newton Heath had 19,275 usual residents at the census.

About 45% of people in Miles Platting & Newton Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Miles Platting & Newton Heath, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Miles Platting & Newton Heath, 7.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.