Neighbourhood · Trafford · North West
Broadheath & Firsway
Trafford 019 · 5 sub-areas · 9,487 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (75/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (59/100)Liveability 82/100 · Top quartile
Broadheath & Firsway 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.
Liveability
82/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Broadheath & Firsway?
A snapshot of Broadheath & Firsway
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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.
Broadheath & Firsway in Trafford
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Broadheath & Firsway?
- The median monthly rent across Broadheath & Firsway is £1,358.
- How safe is Broadheath & Firsway?
- Broadheath & Firsway 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 Broadheath & Firsway?
- 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 29 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Broadheath & Firsway?
- There are 11 schools within 2 km of Broadheath & Firsway, of which 27% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1627 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Broadheath & Firsway?
- The most common council tax band in Broadheath & Firsway is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,797. Council tax is set by Trafford council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Broadheath & Firsway to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Broadheath & Firsway to central London is approximately 157 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 Broadheath & Firsway?
- 100% of premises in Broadheath & Firsway are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Broadheath & Firsway?
- Broadheath & Firsway 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 Broadheath & Firsway?
- 41% of households in Broadheath & Firsway 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 Broadheath & Firsway?
- The average property price across Trafford (the local authority covering Broadheath & Firsway) 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 Broadheath & Firsway 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 Broadheath & Firsway?
- Broadheath & Firsway contains 5 local areas: Trafford 019A, Trafford 019E, Trafford 019B, Trafford 019D, Trafford 019C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Broadheath & Firsway
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Broadheath & Firsway?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Broadheath & Firsway 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.
- Is Broadheath & Firsway a safe place to live?
- Broadheath & Firsway 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 Broadheath & Firsway?
- 27% of schools within 2 km of Broadheath & Firsway are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Broadheath & Firsway?
- Public-transport commute time from Broadheath & Firsway to central London is approximately 157 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Broadheath & Firsway different from the rest of Trafford?
- Broadheath & Firsway 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 Broadheath & Firsway rank in Trafford?
- Broadheath & Firsway scores 82/100 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.
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