Salford

Local authority in North West · 161 neighbourhoods

Areas

34 areas

Against North West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is North West's middle.

  1. Ellenbrook & Boothstown · M287 neighbourhoods£3,690 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  2. University, Crescent & Adelphi Street · M35 neighbourhoods£3,590 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  3. Broughton Park · M74 neighbourhoods£3,570 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  4. Cromwell Road & Broad Street · M65 neighbourhoods£3,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  5. Worsley · M286 neighbourhoods£3,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  6. Eccles · M307 neighbourhoods£3,370 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  7. Greengate & Blackfriars · M36 neighbourhoods£3,330 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  8. Salford Quays · M505 neighbourhoods£3,250 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  9. Swinton South East & Pendlebury West · M274 neighbourhoods£3,240 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  10. Broughton West · M74 neighbourhoods£3,170 per m²PriceCrimeSchools

Price

£2,980 per m²On map
Per m²
£2,980 per m² · North West £2,650 per m²
By type
Flat £152k · Terraced £223k · Semi £271k · Detached £396k
Neighbourhoods
161
Sources

HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of North West's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.

Sources

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; North West pools every council's crimes and residents.

Schools

92 state schools
Primary
76
Secondary
16
School rankings
Sources

State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among North West's primaries.

Getting around

On map
Sources

The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.

Green & quiet

On map
Sources

The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.

People

Census 2021
Household income
£43,800 a year · typical North West neighbourhood £44,100
Social renting
18% of homes · typical North West neighbourhood 10%
Most-deprived fifth
42% of its neighbourhoods
Least-deprived fifth
9% of its neighbourhoods
Sources

Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of North West's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.

Living costs

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Questions people ask

Is Salford safe?

We don't have recorded crime figures for Salford yet.

How much do homes cost in Salford?

Homes sold for a typical £2,980 per m² in the year to August 2026, higher than North West as a whole (£2,650 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £210,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.

How many schools are there in Salford?

There are 76 state primary and 16 state secondary schools inside Salford's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.

Is Salford a deprived area?

42% of Salford's 161 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 9% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.