Area check · M4 · Manchester
M4 house prices and market activity
Typical price £240,750 In the 12 months to June 2026, 2.5% down on the year before. Source: Land Registry.
Busier Yes: more homes are coming to market here than in most of M (Manchester).
3 of its 5 postcode sectors are busier than most of M. Updated September 2026.
What homes sell for in M4
Homes in M4 sold for a typical £240,750 in the 12 months to June 2026, 2.5% down on the year before. Half of all sales were between £190,000 and £325,500. That is 6% below the typical price across M (Manchester), £255,000. It is the 16th most expensive of 40 districts in M.
| Type | Share of sales | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 1% (4 sales) | Too few sales to say |
| Terraced | 4% (15 sales) | £351,500 |
| Flats | 95% (366 sales) | £235,845 |
Flats made up the biggest share of sales (95%). 98% of sales were leasehold and 17% were new build.
The typical price is the median: half the homes sold for more, half for less. It moves with the mix of homes that sold, so a change does not mean every home in M4 is worth that much more or less. The figures for a single street can be very different, which is what the report for one home is for.
Is M4 getting busier? Street by street: the postcode sectors in M4
Each sector is ranked against every other sector in M (Manchester). Busier means more homes to choose from over the next three to six months. Quieter means fewer. This is about how many homes come up for sale, not about prices.
| Sector | Busier or quieter | What we see | How clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4 1 | Busier | Busier than most of M: homes are coming to market faster here than in 57% of M postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 22% up on a year ago). | Moderate |
| M4 4 | Busier | Busier than most of M: homes are coming to market faster here than in 97% of M postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 532% up on a year ago). | Strong |
| M4 5 | Quieter | Quieter than most of M: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 92% of M postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 45% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| M4 6 | Quieter | Quieter than most of M: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 98% of M postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 81% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| M4 7 | Busier | Busier than most of M: homes are coming to market faster here than in 93% of M postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 314% up on a year ago). | Strong |
How we know
A home needs an energy certificate (EPC) before it can be sold or let. When more certificates are lodged in a sector than usual, more homes tend to come to market there in the months that follow. We count them every month for every postcode sector in England and rank each sector against the rest of its postcode area.
Other districts in M (Manchester)
busier than most of M quieter
- M1 busier
- M2 busier
- M3 quieter
- M5 quieter
- M6 quieter
- M7 quieter
- M8 quieter
- M9 quieter
- M11 busier
- M12 quieter
- M13 quieter
- M14 busier
- M15 busier
- M16 busier
- M18 quieter
- M19 busier
- M20 quieter
- M21 quieter
- M22 busier
- M23 busier
- M24 busier
- M25 busier
- M26 quieter
- M27 quieter
- M28 quieter
- M29 quieter
- M30 quieter
- M31 busier
- M32 busier
- M33 quieter
- M34 quieter
- M35 quieter
- M38 quieter
- M40 busier
- M41 busier
- M43 busier
- M44 quieter
- M45 busier
- M46 quieter
- M50 busier
Updated: September 2026. Refreshed every month.
Source: EPC register (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis.
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard sales), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis. Standard open-market sales only, July 2025 to June 2026.
How accurate is this? Tested on Coventry (CV) and Birmingham (B) postcode sectors, May 2011 to Feb 2025: this call picked the busier sectors 55 times in 100 over the next six months, against 49 for assuming last year's trend carries on. A useful lean, not a certainty.
This is a view on how many homes come to market. It says nothing about where prices will go.