M4 — Manchester
The M4 board covers Manchester in Manchester, built from 14,284 sales over 32 years of real Land Registry sales across 8 local areas.
The median sale here was £36,995 back in 1995. In 2026 it stood at £195,000, a 5.3× change. Peak momentum came in 1997, when the M4 median climbed +154.9%. 1996 was the year the music stopped here: -31.1% on the median.
Median sold price in M4
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £36,995 | 13 |
| 2000 | £99,500 | 128 |
| 2005 | £150,000 | 585 |
| 2010 | £119,425 | 356 |
| 2015 | £150,000 | 697 |
| 2020 | £230,584 | 962 |
| 2025 | £236,750 | 394 |
| 2026 | £195,000 | 79 |
The areas on the board
The game's reel draws from 8 areas, in proportion to how often property really changes hands there:
- Manchester (M4 4) (33% of local sales) — busiest streets: Ludgate Hill, Hornbeam Way, Fernie Street
- Manchester (M4 7) (22% of local sales) — busiest streets: Isaac Way, Pollard Street, Munday Street
- Manchester (M4 1) (16% of local sales) — busiest streets: High Street, Tib Street, Church Street
- Manchester (M4 6) (15% of local sales) — busiest streets: Great Ancoats Street, Bengal Street, Vesta Street
- Manchester (M4 5) (14% of local sales) — busiest streets: Cotton Street, Goulden Street, Pickford Street
- Manchester (M4 2) (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: Withy Grove, Shudehill, Dantzic Street
- Prospect Road (0% of local sales)
- Common Edge Road (0% of local sales)
Think you could survive a decade here? Play the M4 board and find out.
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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.