Neighbourhood · Salford · North West
Lower Irlam & Cadishead
Salford 030 · 6 sub-areas · 10,683 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (84/100)Watch-out: Retirees (64/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartile
Lower Irlam & Cadishead is a green, lower-density part of Salford — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
A snapshot of Lower Irlam & Cadishead
3 parks and 4 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 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Lower Irlam & Cadishead in Salford
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- The median monthly rent across Lower Irlam & Cadishead is £1,161.
- How safe is Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- Lower Irlam & Cadishead 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 Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- 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 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- There are 8 schools within 2 km of Lower Irlam & Cadishead, of which 12% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 6359 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- The most common council tax band in Lower Irlam & Cadishead is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,952. Council tax is set by Salford council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Lower Irlam & Cadishead to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Lower Irlam & Cadishead to central London is approximately 138 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 Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- 100% of premises in Lower Irlam & Cadishead are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- Lower Irlam & Cadishead sits in IMD decile 3 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 Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- 61% of households in Lower Irlam & Cadishead 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 Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- The average property price across Salford (the local authority covering Lower Irlam & Cadishead) 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 Lower Irlam & Cadishead 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 Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- Lower Irlam & Cadishead contains 6 local areas: Salford 030F, Salford 030E, Salford 030C, Salford 030D, Salford 030B…
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Frequently asked about Lower Irlam & Cadishead
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- What is the average rent in Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Lower Irlam & Cadishead 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 Lower Irlam & Cadishead a safe place to live?
- Lower Irlam & Cadishead has a safety score of 99/100. 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 Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- 12% of schools within 2 km of Lower Irlam & Cadishead are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Lower Irlam & Cadishead?
- Public-transport commute time from Lower Irlam & Cadishead to central London is approximately 138 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Lower Irlam & Cadishead different from the rest of Salford?
- Lower Irlam & Cadishead contains 6 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 Lower Irlam & Cadishead rank in Salford?
- Lower Irlam & Cadishead scores 85/100 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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