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Whether the numbers work on Burstead Street: the rents a tenant on benefits can get and the yields they imply, whether HMOs need planning permission, what owners on Burstead Street have made, the letting picture across the council, and calculators pre-filled with local figures.
Rents, yields, the planning rules for HMOs and what owners have made on Burstead Street, in Abbey Hey.
| Residents per home | Population, 2021–24 | Homes, 2021–24 | People per new home | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Hey | 2.42 | +9.3% | +3.6% | 5.9 |
| Manchester | 2.37 | +7.1% | +4.4% | 3.7 |
| North West | 2.25 | +4.2% | +2.6% | 3.6 |
| England and Wales | 2.28 | +3.6% | +2.7% | 3.0 |
More residents per home than 73% of neighbourhoods. High figures point to shared or crowded homes and demand for rooms; low ones to second homes, empty homes or older people living alone. People added per new home above about 2.3 (the average household) means the population is growing faster than homes are built.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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HMO planning rules: unknown here. Manchester has not published HMO Article 4 areas to the national planning data platform, so we cannot tell whether HMOs need planning permission here. Ask the council's planning team. About HMOs
| Size | Typical value today | Cheaper quarter | Estimated rent | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bed * | £165k | £130k | £1,000 a month | 7.3% |
| 2 beds | £166k | £144k | £1,120 a month | 8.1% |
| 3 beds | £215k | £180k | £1,290 a month | 7.2% |
| 4+ beds | £275k | £224k | £1,670 a month | 7.3% |
| All homes | £201k | £164k | £1,250 a month | 7.5% |
Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places
Local Housing Allowance, Central Greater Manchester rental area, 2026-27, a month: Shared room £412 · 1 bed £775 · 2 beds £875 · 3 beds £950 · 4 beds £1,350. The most a tenant on Universal Credit or Housing Benefit gets towards rent here, set at the cheapest 30% of local rents in 2023 and frozen since April 2024.
Gross LHA yields at this neighbourhood's 2025 prices: 1-bed rate vs flats 10.94% · 2-bed vs terraced houses 6.18% · 3-bed vs semis 5.07%.