Neighbourhood · Trafford · North West
Hale Barns
Trafford 028 · 5 sub-areas · 8,394 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Families (68/100)Watch-out: Couples (35/100)Liveability 35/100 · Below median
Hale Barns is a mid-density neighbourhood of Trafford 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; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
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Liveability
35/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Hale Barns?
A snapshot of Hale Barns
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; 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.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Hale Barns?
- The median monthly rent across Hale Barns is £1,358.
- How safe is Hale Barns?
- Hale Barns 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 Hale Barns?
- 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 27 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Hale Barns?
- There are 6 schools within 2 km of Hale Barns, of which 83% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2787 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Hale Barns?
- The most common council tax band in Hale Barns is G, with the typical Band D annual charge around £3,343. Council tax is set by Trafford council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Hale Barns to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Hale Barns 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 Hale Barns?
- 100% of premises in Hale Barns are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Hale Barns?
- Hale Barns sits in IMD decile 10 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 Hale Barns?
- 87% of households in Hale Barns 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 Hale Barns?
- The average property price across Trafford (the local authority covering Hale Barns) 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 Hale Barns 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 Hale Barns?
- Hale Barns contains 5 local areas: Trafford 028E, Trafford 028B, Trafford 028C, Trafford 028D, Trafford 028A.
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Frequently asked about Hale Barns
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Hale Barns?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Hale Barns 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 Hale Barns?
- 83% of schools within 2 km of Hale Barns are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Hale Barns?
- Public-transport commute time from Hale Barns to central London is approximately 154 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Hale Barns different from the rest of Trafford?
- Hale Barns 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 Hale Barns rank in Trafford?
- Hale Barns scores 35/100 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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