M31 — Manchester
The M31 board covers Manchester in Trafford, built from 2,678 sales over 32 years of real Land Registry sales across 3 local areas.
The median sale here was £41,500 back in 1995. In 2026 it stood at £180,000, a 4.3× change. Peak momentum came in 2004, when the M31 median climbed +35.1%. 2026 was the year the music stopped here: -25.0% on the median.
Median sold price in M31
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £41,500 | 44 |
| 2000 | £47,120 | 72 |
| 2005 | £95,500 | 75 |
| 2010 | £110,000 | 41 |
| 2015 | £120,000 | 76 |
| 2020 | £170,000 | 77 |
| 2025 | £239,998 | 122 |
| 2026 | £180,000 | 9 |
The areas on the board
The game's reel draws from 3 areas, in proportion to how often property really changes hands there:
- Partington (90% of local sales) — busiest streets: Lock Lane, Thirlmere Road, Inglewood Close
- Carrington (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: Ingle Nook Close, Ackers Lane, Manchester Road
- Hospital Lane (0% of local sales)
Think you could survive a decade here? Play the M31 board and find out.
Local business? Put your name on the M31 board — one sponsor per postcode.
Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.