Neighbourhood · Trafford · North West
Timperley East
Trafford 022 · 5 sub-areas · 8,498 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (85/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (60/100)Liveability 75/100 · Above median
Timperley 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.
Liveability
75/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Timperley East?
A snapshot of Timperley East
4 parks and 7 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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; 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.
Timperley East in Trafford
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Timperley East?
- The median monthly rent across Timperley East is £1,358.
- How safe is Timperley East?
- Timperley 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 Timperley 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 28 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Timperley East?
- There are 16 schools within 2 km of Timperley East, of which 19% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2260 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Timperley East?
- The most common council tax band in Timperley East is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,055. Council tax is set by Trafford council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Timperley East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Timperley East to central London is approximately 156 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 Timperley East?
- 100% of premises in Timperley East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Timperley East?
- Timperley East sits in IMD decile 5 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 Timperley East?
- 63% of households in Timperley 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 Timperley East?
- The average property price across Trafford (the local authority covering Timperley 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 Timperley 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 Timperley East?
- Timperley East contains 5 local areas: Trafford 022C, Trafford 022E, Trafford 022B, Trafford 022A, Trafford 022D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Timperley East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Timperley East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Timperley 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.
- Is Timperley East a safe place to live?
- Timperley East 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 Timperley East?
- 19% of schools within 2 km of Timperley East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Timperley East?
- Public-transport commute time from Timperley East to central London is approximately 156 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Timperley East different from the rest of Trafford?
- Timperley 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 Timperley East rank in Trafford?
- Timperley East scores 75/100 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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