Placetrics
City · North West

Living in Trafford

28 neighbourhoods · 139 sub-areas
Crime vs nat. avg
154.2× safer
154.2× safer than nat. · 0.7 / 1k / yr · #5 of 318 cities
Good schools
100%
#1 of 296 cities
Commute to hub
33 min
#59 of 318 cities
Jobs density
0.70
#19 of 318 cities
Avg rent
£1,358/mo
+2.7% YoY · #230 of 314 cities
Council tax
£173/mo
Estimated (Band D)
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Neighbourhoods in Trafford

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.

28 neighbourhoods · 139 sub-areas

Rent, scores and YoY change at a glance.

Lostock & Stretford Meadows£1,081+2.7%85100
Gorse Hill£1,094+2.7%85100
Trafford Park East & Sevenways£1,132+2.7%85100
Stretford East£1,172+2.7%81
Partington£1,179+2.7%80100
Urmston East£1,179+2.7%85100
Flixton & Moorside£1,206+2.7%75100
Trafford Park West & Kingsway Park£1,208+2.7%85100
Sale Central£1,238+2.7%85
Sale North£1,255+2.7%78
Sale Moor£1,272+2.7%76
Ashton upon Mersey North£1,280+2.7%46
Old Trafford£1,292+2.7%85100
Firswood£1,299+2.7%78
Urmston West£1,314+2.7%85100
Sale East£1,337+2.7%71100
Broadheath & Firsway£1,348+2.7%82100
Timperley East£1,357+2.7%75100
Davyhulme£1,379+2.7%79
Altrincham East£1,444+2.7%83
Timperley South£1,472+2.7%65
Ashton upon Mersey South£1,509+2.7%29
Timperley North£1,517+2.7%61100
West Timperley£1,522+2.7%58
Altrincham West, Dunham & Warburton£1,552+2.7%73100
Hale£1,831+2.7%73100
Bowdon£1,850+2.7%73100
Hale Barns£1,950+2.7%35

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 Trafford

Three short answers to "where should I focus?" in Trafford. 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.Lostock & Stretford Meadows£1,081/mo
  2. 2.Gorse Hill£1,094/mo
  3. 3.Trafford Park East & Sevenways£1,132/mo
  4. 4.Stretford East£1,172/mo
  5. 5.Partington£1,179/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.Gorse Hill85/100
  2. 2.Sale Central85/100
  3. 3.Old Trafford85/100
  4. 4.Urmston East85/100
  5. 5.Trafford Park East & Sevenways85/100
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Cost of living

Median rent and council tax across Trafford.

Avg rent
£1,358/mo
#230 of 314 cities
Sale price
£361,738
+0.3% YoY
Yrs to deposit
5.1 yr
Rent & price breakdownBy bedroom count · property type · affordability
council-area level rent by bedroom
ONS PIPR median for the council area
1 bed£936/mo
2 bed£1,192/mo
3 bed£1,469/mo
4 bed£2,095/mo
Sale price by property type
HMLR HPI average
Detached£761,765
Semi-detached£428,413
Terraced£331,233
Flat£208,231
Affordability
Price-to-earnings10.2×
Rent / take-home46%
Council tax (estimated, full council area)£2,080/yr
Mortgage (25y, 5%)£1,903/mo

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

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Safety in Trafford

Greater Manchester Police don't publish to data.police.uk, so crime metrics for Trafford 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 Trafford

100% of schools serving Trafford 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
44%
#43 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 Trafford
by school score
Bowdon100/100
Hale99/100
Hale Barns98/100

Ofsted school inspection ratings, latest inspection per school.

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Transport in Trafford

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

To Manchester
33 min
Median across local areas
To Liverpool
69 min
Median across local areas
To Sheffield
76 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
33 min
Liverpool
69 min
Sheffield
76 min
Leeds
79 min
Birmingham
113 min
London
146 min
Cardiff
207 min
Glasgow
208 min
Bristol
210 min
Edinburgh
212 min
How residents travel to work
Census 2021, mode share
Car45%Public5%Active8%WFH41%
Best-connected neighbourhoods in Trafford
by transport score
Urmston East99/100
Altrincham East97/100
Gorse Hill97/100

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

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Job access from Trafford

Trafford has 0.70 jobs per resident locally. Best 10%

Jobs per resident
0.70
#19 of 318 cities
5y jobs growth
+2.9%
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 jobs10 min
Drive — 5,000 jobs11 min
PT — 5,000 jobs22 min
Local job mix by sector
ONS BRES, % of local jobs
Professional & business svcs
25.8%
Retail & hospitality
20.1%
Health & social care
7.2%
Education
5.2%
Tech & ICT
5.0%
Manufacturing
4.9%
Construction
4.2%
Finance & insurance
1.5%

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

FAQ

Frequently asked about Trafford

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 Trafford?
The median monthly rent across Trafford is £1,358, 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 Trafford?
The cheapest neighbourhood in Trafford by estimated median rent is Lostock & Stretford Meadows at approximately £1,081/month. The full top-five cheapest list and our methodology are above.
What's the best neighbourhood to live in Trafford?
By our composite liveability score (which blends safety, transport, schools, rent affordability and EPC), the top-ranked neighbourhood in Trafford is Gorse Hill at 85/100. The score is editorial; see /methodology/scoring/liveability for the formula.
Is Trafford a safe area?
Trafford 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 Trafford?
The most common council tax band in Trafford is not yet published, with the Band D annual charge currently around £1,852. Council tax is set at the local authority level so the same banding applies to every postcode within Trafford.
What is the average salary in Trafford?
The median annual resident salary in Trafford is £35,593, per ONS ASHE 2025. This is salary for people who live in Trafford, not for people who commute in to work there. Workplace median salary is published separately.
What is the average house price in Trafford?
The average property price in Trafford is approximately £378,404 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 Trafford?
Gross rental yield in Trafford is approximately 4.0% — 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 Trafford?
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 5.1 years in Trafford. Faster if you save more, slower if rents are eating into savings.
Is gigabit broadband available in Trafford?
100% of premises in Trafford 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 Trafford?
3.0% of 16-64 residents in Trafford 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 Trafford?
Trafford contains 28 neighbourhood neighbourhoods covering 139 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 Trafford

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.