Neighbourhood · Salford · North West
Lightoaks
Salford 018 · 4 sub-areas · 5,923 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (85/100)Watch-out: Families (69/100)Liveability 82/100 · Top quartile
Lightoaks is a mid-density neighbourhood of Salford in the North West region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
82/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Lightoaks?
A snapshot of Lightoaks
2 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,161 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Lightoaks in Salford
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Lightoaks?
- The median monthly rent across Lightoaks is £1,161.
- How safe is Lightoaks?
- Lightoaks has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Lightoaks?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 25 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Lightoaks?
- There are 19 schools within 2 km of Lightoaks, of which 25% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2457 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Lightoaks?
- The most common council tax band in Lightoaks is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,228. Council tax is set by Salford council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Lightoaks to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Lightoaks to central London is approximately 154 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Lightoaks?
- 100% of premises in Lightoaks are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Lightoaks?
- Lightoaks sits in IMD decile 6 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Lightoaks?
- 71% of households in Lightoaks are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Lightoaks?
- The average property price across Salford (the local authority covering Lightoaks) is approximately £224,404, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Lightoaks a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.64 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,495.)
- Which local areas are part of Lightoaks?
- Lightoaks contains 4 local areas: Salford 018A, Salford 018D, Salford 018B, Salford 018C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Lightoaks
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Lightoaks?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Lightoaks is £1,161. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Lightoaks a safe place to live?
- Lightoaks has a safety score of 100/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Lightoaks?
- 25% of schools within 2 km of Lightoaks are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Lightoaks?
- Public-transport commute time from Lightoaks to central London is approximately 154 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Lightoaks different from the rest of Salford?
- Lightoaks contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Lightoaks rank in Salford?
- Lightoaks scores 82/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Salford, see the Cities table on the Salford page.
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