M40 — Manchester
The M40 board covers Manchester in Manchester, built from 16,724 sales over 32 years of real Land Registry sales across 8 local areas.
The median sale here was £29,675 back in 1995. In 2026 it stood at £186,750, a 6.3× change. Peak momentum came in 2004, when the M40 median climbed +38.1%. 1999 was the year the music stopped here: -12.7% on the median.
Median sold price in M40
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £29,675 | 410 |
| 2000 | £29,000 | 532 |
| 2005 | £66,950 | 735 |
| 2010 | £92,500 | 397 |
| 2015 | £93,000 | 552 |
| 2020 | £140,000 | 569 |
| 2025 | £194,975 | 468 |
| 2026 | £186,750 | 86 |
The areas on the board
The game's reel draws from 8 areas, in proportion to how often property really changes hands there:
- Manchester (M40 9) (21% of local sales) — busiest streets: Moston Lane, Kenyon Lane, Wilfred Street
- Manchester (M40 3) (19% of local sales) — busiest streets: Moston Lane East, The Fairway, Northfield Road
- Manchester (M40 1) (18% of local sales) — busiest streets: Droylsden Road, Gaskell Street, Leng Road
- Manchester (M40 0) (11% of local sales) — busiest streets: Blueberry Avenue, St Marys Road, Abbeydale Road
- Manchester (M40 5) (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: Moston Lane, Hinde Street, Nina Drive
- Manchester (M40 7) (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: Lower Vickers Street, Dalton Street, Sandal Street
- Manchester (M40 2) (7% of local sales) — busiest streets: Falls Green Avenue, Oldham Road, Briscoe Lane
- Manchester (M40 8) (4% of local sales) — busiest streets: Signal Drive, Silchester Drive, Canada Street
Think you could survive a decade here? Play the M40 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.