Placetrics
City · North West

Living in Salford

34 neighbourhoods · 161 sub-areas
Crime vs nat. avg
149.2× safer
149.2× safer than nat. · 0.7 / 1k / yr · #9 of 318 cities
Good schools
100%
#1 of 296 cities
Commute to hub
19 min
#38 of 318 cities
Jobs density
0.64
#35 of 318 cities
Avg rent
£1,161/mo
+4.7% YoY · #185 of 314 cities
Council tax
£164/mo
Estimated (Band D)
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Neighbourhoods in Salford

Tap any row or map polygon to drill into that neighbourhood — hovering on desktop will preview the link before you click. Switch the tab strip above the table to focus on Affordability, Schools, Transport, Safety or Wealth — the columns swap and the default sort follows.

34 neighbourhoods · 161 sub-areas

Rent, scores and YoY change at a glance.

Salford 031£829+4.7%85100
Pendleton£953+4.7%85100
Salford 035£962+4.7%85100
Walkden North West£993+4.7%85100
Salford 034£1,022+4.7%100100
Salford 036£1,027+4.7%100100
Little Hulton North£1,045+4.7%85100
Little Hulton South£1,052+4.7%92100
Salford 037£1,054+4.7%100100
Swinton Newtown£1,066+4.7%85
Weaste & Seedley£1,077+4.7%85100
Langworthy Buile Hill£1,086+4.7%85
Walkden North East£1,086+4.7%82
Patricroft£1,087+4.7%85
Clifton£1,090+4.7%82
Clifton Green & Pendlebury East£1,103+4.7%99100
Lower Irlam & Cadishead£1,112+4.7%8599
Swinton West£1,120+4.7%85100
Salford 033£1,138+4.7%85100
Peel Green£1,144+4.7%85
Higher Irlam£1,159+4.7%83
Barton upon Irwell£1,184+4.7%85
Swinton Worsley Road£1,213+4.7%85100
Winton & Westwood£1,226+4.7%85100
Kersal Dale£1,231+4.7%92100
Cromwell Road & Broad Street£1,237+4.7%85100
Salford 032£1,246+4.7%92100
Lightoaks£1,252+4.7%82100
Broughton Park£1,260+4.7%71100
Swinton South East & Pendlebury West£1,272+4.7%81
Walkden South£1,279+4.7%76
Eccles£1,294+4.7%85
Worsley£1,473+4.7%46
Ellenbrook & Boothstown£1,509+4.7%40100

Sources: ONS, MHCLG, DfT, DESNZ, Defra, Police.uk, Ofsted, Ofcom, HM Land Registry. Some columns (salary, council tax, HPI) are published at council-area level.

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Where to look in Salford

Three short answers to "where should I focus?" in Salford. Each list is filtered from the same neighbourhood data above — the basis of each shortlist is stated above the list so you know what's been weighted.

Top 5 cheapest

Lowest estimated monthly rent. Rent is the LAD-published ONS PIPR median, scaled per neighbourhood by local sale prices (Land Registry).

  1. 1.Salford 031£829/mo
  2. 2.Pendleton£953/mo
  3. 3.Salford 035£962/mo
  4. 4.Walkden North West£993/mo
  5. 5.Salford 034£1,022/mo
Top 5 most desirable

Highest composite liveability — combines safety, schools, transport access and rental affordability into one 0–100 score (higher = more liveable).

  1. 1.Salford 036100/100
  2. 2.Salford 037100/100
  3. 3.Salford 034100/100
  4. 4.Clifton Green & Pendlebury East99/100
  5. 5.Salford 03292/100
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Cost of living

Median rent and council tax across Salford.

Avg rent
£1,161/mo
#185 of 314 cities
Sale price
£220,000
+1.8% YoY
Yrs to deposit
3.6 yr
Rent & price breakdownBy bedroom count · property type · affordability
council-area level rent by bedroom
ONS PIPR median for the council area
1 bed£883/mo
2 bed£1,078/mo
3 bed£1,276/mo
4 bed£1,764/mo
Sale price by property type
HMLR HPI average
Detached£436,527
Semi-detached£279,802
Terraced£218,578
Flat£155,387
Affordability
Price-to-earnings7.2×
Rent / take-home46%
Council tax (estimated, full council area)£1,965/yr
Mortgage (25y, 5%)£1,158/mo

Rent: ONS PIPR (council area). Council tax: VOA + MHCLG. Sale prices: HM Land Registry.

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Safety in Salford

Greater Manchester Police don't publish to data.police.uk, so crime metrics for Salford are intentionally blank. National rank against the 335 council area peer set is shown for context where available.

Source: data.police.uk — incident counts adjusted for population, then averaged across the council area's neighbourhoods. National average = England + Wales population-weighted mean.

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Schools in Salford

100% of schools serving Salford are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Best 5% nationally (#1 of 296 cities)

Good or Outstanding
100%
#1 of 296 cities
Good w/in 2 km
35%
#162 of 318 cities
School breakdownOfsted distribution · best neighbourhoods for schools
Ofsted rating distribution
Good100%
Outstanding (count)0
Good (count)1
Requires improvement0
Inadequate0
Best neighbourhoods for schools in Salford
by school score
Salford 03698/100
Salford 03797/100
Salford 03596/100

Ofsted school inspection ratings, latest inspection per school.

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Transport in Salford

Modelled door-to-door commute from this council area to nearby employment hubs. Closest first.

To Manchester
19 min
Median across local areas
To Liverpool
61 min
Median across local areas
To Sheffield
81 min
Median across local areas
Transport detailAll city commute times · mode share · best-connected neighbourhoods
Commute to major UK cities
public transport, off-peak typical
Manchester
19 min
Liverpool
61 min
Sheffield
81 min
Leeds
86 min
Birmingham
115 min
London
146 min
Glasgow
202 min
Edinburgh
205 min
Bristol
211 min
Cardiff
212 min
How residents travel to work
Census 2021, mode share
Car50%Public9%Active11%WFH27%
Best-connected neighbourhoods in Salford
by transport score
Salford 03799/100
Salford 03699/100
Salford 03599/100

DfT Journey Time Statistics + ONS Travel-to-Work.

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Job access from Salford

Salford has 0.64 jobs per resident locally. Top quartile

Jobs per resident
0.64
#35 of 318 cities
5y jobs growth
+20.5%
Job access detailReachability tiers · sector mix in this council area
Reachable jobs by mode
Drive — 100 jobs6 min
PT — 100 jobs6 min
Drive — 500 jobs7 min
PT — 500 jobs8 min
Drive — 5,000 jobs13 min
PT — 5,000 jobs25 min
Local job mix by sector
ONS BRES, % of local jobs
Health & social care
22.6%
Retail & hospitality
16.9%
Professional & business svcs
8.5%
Education
7.3%
Tech & ICT
7.1%
Construction
4.2%
Finance & insurance
3.8%
Manufacturing
3.6%

ONS BRES (jobs density) + DfT job-accessibility minutes.

FAQ

Frequently asked about Salford

Short answers to the questions we get most often. Each answer is anchored in the data above and links onward where you can dig deeper.

What is the average rent in Salford?
The median monthly rent across Salford is £1,161, based on ONS Private Rental Prices data. Individual neighbourhoods vary — see the shortlist above for the cheapest and most desirable areas.
Where is the cheapest place to rent in Salford?
The cheapest neighbourhood in Salford by estimated median rent is Salford 031 at approximately £829/month. The full top-five cheapest list and our methodology are above.
What's the best neighbourhood to live in Salford?
By our composite liveability score (which blends safety, transport, schools, rent affordability and EPC), the top-ranked neighbourhood in Salford is Salford 036 at 100/100. The score is editorial; see /methodology/scoring/liveability for the formula.
Is Salford a safe area?
Salford has an average safety score of 100/100 across its constituent neighbourhoods (higher is safer). The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted so 100 means the safest 1% of England + Wales.
What is council tax in Salford?
The most common council tax band in Salford is not yet published, with the Band D annual charge currently around £2,155. Council tax is set at the local authority level so the same banding applies to every postcode within Salford.
What is the average salary in Salford?
The median annual resident salary in Salford is £30,495, per ONS ASHE 2025. This is salary for people who live in Salford, not for people who commute in to work there. Workplace median salary is published separately.
What is the average house price in Salford?
The average property price in Salford is approximately £224,404 according to HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Individual neighbourhoods vary — typically ±20% around this council area median.
What's the rental yield in Salford?
Gross rental yield in Salford is approximately 5.9% — the council-area level median rent annualised over the council-area level median sale price. Net yield (after agency, void, maintenance and tax) typically runs 30–40% lower.
How long does it take to save a deposit in Salford?
Saving a 10% deposit at the council area median sale price on the council area median salary, while putting away 10% of takehome pay each month, takes approximately 3.6 years in Salford. Faster if you save more, slower if rents are eating into savings.
Is gigabit broadband available in Salford?
100% of premises in Salford are gigabit-capable per Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is patchier in older terraces and rural fringes — check your specific postcode for service availability.
What's the unemployment rate in Salford?
5.0% of 16-64 residents in Salford are on the DWP Claimant Count — Universal Credit while seeking work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. That's the live monthly local indicator. It's narrower than the ONS Labour Force Survey "ILO unemployment rate" (which counts anyone actively job-seeking on a separate denominator) and narrower again than Census 2021's "% unemployed" (which is calculated against all 16+ residents and so isn't directly comparable).
How many neighbourhoods are in Salford?
Salford contains 34 neighbourhood neighbourhoods covering 161 sub-areas (local areas). Browse the full list at the bottom of this page or use the neighbourhood map above to drill into a specific area.
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All sub-areas in Salford

Every local area, ordered by crawl priority. Most readers want the neighbourhood-level view — these are for deep-link cases or external search-engine arrivals.