Neighbourhood · Trafford · North West
Urmston East
Trafford 009 · 5 sub-areas · 7,262 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (89/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (67/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartile
Urmston 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.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Urmston East?
A snapshot of Urmston 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 12 restaurants and 5 pubs in five minutes; 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.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Urmston East?
- The median monthly rent across Urmston East is £1,358.
- How safe is Urmston East?
- Urmston 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 Urmston 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 Urmston East?
- There are 18 schools within 2 km of Urmston East, of which 50% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 757 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Urmston East?
- The most common council tax band in Urmston East is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,912. Council tax is set by Trafford council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Urmston East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Urmston East to central London is approximately 135 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 Urmston East?
- 100% of premises in Urmston East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Urmston East?
- Urmston 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 Urmston East?
- 63% of households in Urmston 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 Urmston East?
- The average property price across Trafford (the local authority covering Urmston 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 Urmston 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 Urmston East?
- Urmston East contains 5 local areas: Trafford 009B, Trafford 009A, Trafford 009E, Trafford 009D, Trafford 009C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Urmston East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Urmston East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Urmston 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 Urmston East a safe place to live?
- Urmston 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 Urmston East?
- 50% of schools within 2 km of Urmston East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Urmston East?
- Public-transport commute time from Urmston East to central London is approximately 135 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Urmston East different from the rest of Trafford?
- Urmston 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 Urmston East rank in Trafford?
- Urmston East scores 85/100 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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