Altrincham East
Trafford 024 · 5 sub-areas · 10,371 residents
Altrincham East is a green, lower-density part of Trafford — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Altrincham East?
2 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 14 restaurants and 1 pubs in five minutes; 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 £1,358 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Altrincham East in Trafford
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Altrincham East?
- The median monthly rent across Altrincham East is £1,358.
- How safe is Altrincham East?
- Altrincham East 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 Altrincham East?
- 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 5 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Altrincham East?
- There are 19 schools within 2 km of Altrincham East, of which 40% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 516 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Altrincham East?
- The most common council tax band in Altrincham East is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,142. Council tax is set by Trafford council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Altrincham East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Altrincham East to central London is approximately 133 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 Altrincham East?
- 100% of premises in Altrincham East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Altrincham East?
- Altrincham East sits in IMD decile 8 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 Altrincham East?
- 69% of households in Altrincham East 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 Altrincham East?
- The average property price across Trafford (the local authority covering Altrincham East) is approximately £378,404, 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 Altrincham East a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.70 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £35,593.)
- Which local areas are part of Altrincham East?
- Altrincham East contains 5 local areas: Trafford 024A, Trafford 024E, Trafford 024B, Trafford 024C, Trafford 024D.
Frequently asked about Altrincham East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Altrincham East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Altrincham East is £1,358. 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.
- What schools are near Altrincham East?
- 40% of schools within 2 km of Altrincham East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Altrincham East?
- Public-transport commute time from Altrincham East to central London is approximately 133 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Altrincham East different from the rest of Trafford?
- Altrincham East contains 5 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 Altrincham East rank in Trafford?
- Altrincham East scores 83/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Trafford, see the Cities table on the Trafford page.