South Manchester

Longsight

Manchester's most multicultural high street

MulticulturalBustlingAffordable

Editorial fit: Multicultural LivingEditorial fit: Affordable

Longsight is centred around Stockport Road — a bustling, chaotic high street packed with international food shops, restaurants and markets. It's one of Manchester's most diverse areas, with large Pakistani, Bangladeshi, African and Eastern European communities. Cheap, vibrant and full of character.

📍 Stockport Road📍 Longsight Market📍 International food shops

Housing Costs

£750

Indicative rent / month

Editorial estimate for a 2-bed

£347k

Indicative postcode-area mean

Land Registry transactions since 2023; not neighbourhood-specific

Safety & Crime

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6 incidents in the stored API collection

Police UK API · requested Aug 2025–Jan 2026 · collected 23 Mar 2026

violent crime3

drugs1

other theft1

public order1

Getting Around

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Bus network

No Metrolink stop — served by Greater Manchester bus network

Explore Longsight

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