Neighbourhood · Trafford · North West
Stretford East
Trafford 011 · 5 sub-areas · 8,540 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (73/100)Watch-out: Retirees (53/100)Liveability 81/100 · Top quartile
Stretford East 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.
Crime / 1k / yr
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Liveability
81/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Stretford East?
A snapshot of Stretford East
3 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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.
Stretford East in Trafford
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Stretford East?
- The median monthly rent across Stretford East is £1,358.
- How safe is Stretford East?
- Stretford 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 Stretford 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 18 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Stretford East?
- There are 18 schools within 2 km of Stretford East, of which 47% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2300 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Stretford East?
- The most common council tax band in Stretford East is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,917. Council tax is set by Trafford council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Stretford East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Stretford East to central London is approximately 145 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 Stretford East?
- 100% of premises in Stretford East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Stretford East?
- Stretford East sits in IMD decile 4 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 Stretford East?
- 67% of households in Stretford 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 Stretford East?
- The average property price across Trafford (the local authority covering Stretford 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 Stretford 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 Stretford East?
- Stretford East contains 5 local areas: Trafford 011D, Trafford 011B, Trafford 011E, Trafford 011C, Trafford 011A.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Stretford East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Stretford East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Stretford 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 Stretford East?
- 47% of schools within 2 km of Stretford East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Stretford East?
- Public-transport commute time from Stretford East to central London is approximately 145 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Stretford East different from the rest of Trafford?
- Stretford 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 Stretford East rank in Trafford?
- Stretford East scores 81/100 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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