Salford
Salford is a city in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 245,000. It has around 2 schools, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 26 restaurants and cafés, with 26 bus stops and Patricroft railway station 1.4 km away. Covers 8 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Salford is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 269,923 residents at roughly 2,777 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 287th of 294 English council areas — better than 2% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
15°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 23° / 14° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:30
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
14US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
281 reported road collisions (2024)
98 killed or seriously injured · 330 casualties · 10.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 368 rated 4–5 ★ (258 top)
- 27 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Patricroft (1.4 km)
- 26 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Patricroft (1.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£231,890 average▼ 2.4% YoY
Across Salford · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,167 average monthly rent▲ 3.6% YoY
- 1 bed £886
- 2 bed £1,082
- 3 bed £1,284
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.0 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · BP (10.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (11.8 km)
72 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
143 charging locations within ~8 km
- 34 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Monton Road Car Park (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres5
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches34
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
269,923 residents in Salford · 2,777/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 67%
- 65+: 13%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 20 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
30% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,594 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (47% of 135,720)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
136 schools · 43,808 pupils
76 primary · 16 secondary · 44 other
Ofsted: 33 of 41 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)
97inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUKGood
- Co-op Academy SwintonGood
- Co-op Academy WalkdenGood
- Ellesmere Park High SchoolGood
- Irlam and Cadishead AcademyGood
- St Ambrose Barlow RC High SchoolGood
- St Patrick's RC High SchoolGood
- The Albion AcademyGood
- The Lowry AcademyGood
- Buile Hill AcademyRequires improvement
- All Hallows RC High School
- Beis Yaakov High School
- Moorside High School
- Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
- Salford City Academy
- Star Salford Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Salford
Care & health services
249 CQC-registered services
- Care homes44
- GP practices51
- Dentists58
- Homecare agencies57
- Hospitals & hospices11
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Salford
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
150 applications decided
89.3% granted · 134 granted, 16 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Michael Wheeler
Labour
Worsley and Eccles
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority · directly-elected mayor
- Lab 34
- Con 6
- LD 1
- Grn 3
- Ref 14
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools19
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens95
- Restaurants & cafés32
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,855 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
996 jobs advertised · £40,670 avg
e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Work when you want!
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£692 median full-time weekly pay
5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,434 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
62% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 174,864 certificates
11.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
78% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 40% · Wind 33% · Imports 12% · Gas 10%
46 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 81.2 yrs women · 77.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 58.2 women · 57.2 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
11 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in M30
- St Andrews Medical Centre
- 3/Springfield House Medical Practice
- 1/Monton Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Worsley and Eccles:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office436 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth392 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s367 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership362 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 312 local signatures · 10,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06