Homes in Wythenshawe come in all shapes and sizes from large family homes to brand new apartments and townhouses.

Private housing accounts for 45.8% of Wythenshawe’s total housing stock.

3000 new homes have been built in the last 10 years, adding to the availability and variety of private sector housing in the area for existing residents and newcomers.

Wythenshawe’s population density is 24.9 people per hectare, compared to the city’s 39.1 people per hectare (that’s 57% more space per person).

A massive investment is dramatically improving social housing. £250 million has been spent so far by Parkway Green Housing Trust and Willow Park Housing Trust on improving 13,500 homes – making the area a very desirable place to live.

Almost every house in Wythenshawe has a garden, many of the flats do too.

Not only do the housing trusts invest in property they also invest in the community, for example Willow Park have a team of Neighbourhood Wardens and Parkway Green co-ordinate and invest in a number of community activities for young and older people.

Willow Park Housing Trust manage the Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre on behalf of Manchester City Council and co-invested in it, as well as Benchill Community Centre which they also manage and own.

Parkway Green Housing Trust are working with Manchester City Council on the West Wythenshawe Local Plan and looking at community facility opportunities.

Parkway Green Housing Trust is undertaking a huge programme of investment in the housing stock located in the wards of Baguley, Northenden and Brooklands. The £90 million programme will see all 5,800 Parkway Green homes benefit from major improvements, including kitchen and bathroom refurbishments, refurbishment of communal areas and insulation measures to improve the energy efficiency of homes as well as reducing heating bills and carbon emissions.

Willow Park Housing Trust is also committed to the ongoing regeneration of its housing stock in east Wythenshawe and has invested £194 million to date. The improvement for all 7,700 tenants is ongoing with the completion of two community centres in Benchill and Woodhouse Park. Willow Park will also be investing in a new headquarters in the town centre with a £4 million build due to be completed in autumn 2010.