Altrincham

10°COvercast

• Today: 13° / 8° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:31

9h 18m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

31US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom

• 7.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

712 reported road collisions (2025)

261 killed or seriously injured · 848 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 425 rated 4–5 ★ (374 top)
• 21 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Altrincham (0.1 km)
• 55 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£256,760 average▲ 2.1% YoY

Across Manchester · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,373 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY

• 1 bed £1,003
• 2 bed £1,233
• 3 bed £1,433

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.1 times median annual pay (6.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

4,637 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 159.7p · Asda (9.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (9.1 km)

21 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

36 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Extra - Altrincham (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres10
• Gyms8
• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches133
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

551,937 residents in Manchester · 4,773/km²

• Under 16: 21%
• 16–64: 70%
• 65+: 9%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK59,941
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK71,756
• Net moves−11,815

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 2 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

41% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,312 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (55% of 252,780)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

219 schools · 96,378 pupils

136 primary · 30 secondary · 53 other

Ofsted: 57 of 75 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (76%)

187 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Manchester

591 CQC-registered services

• Care homes88
• GP practices141
• Dentists142
• Homecare agencies124
• Hospitals & hospices19

CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Manchester

• Not in the Green Belt
• 90 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

403 applications decided

92.8% granted · 374 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mr Connor Rand

Labour

Altrincham and Sale West

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 64
• LD 4
• Grn 21
• Ref 7

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools19
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets7
• Parks & greens15
• Restaurants & cafés89

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

29,740 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

468 jobs advertised · £40,375 avg

e.g. Quantity Surveyor, Graduate Talent Acquisition Executive, Field Technician

Source: Adzuna

£716 median full-time weekly pay

6.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,885 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

54% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 339,861 certificates

14% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

76% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 42% · Wind 34% · Gas 14% · Imports 10%

57 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.1 yrs women · 77.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 57.7 women · 56.7 men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.0
• Feeling worthwhile7.3
• Happiness yesterday6.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

8 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in WA14

• Altrincham Medical Practice
• West Timperley Medical Centre
• Barrington Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Altrincham and Sale West:

• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 322 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth189 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND169 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills168 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities155 local signatures · 20,440 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Station Hotel, Altrincham · 0.0 km

  The Station Hotel is a Grade II listed public house on Stamford New Road in Altrincham, a market town within Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Built in the late 19th century, it was operating as a pub by the 1930…

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  Altrincham Interchange · 0.1 km

  Altrincham Interchange is a transport hub in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England; it is owned and managed by the Bee Network. It consists of a bus station on Stamford New Road, a Northern Trains-operated heavy rai…

• Altrincham railway station (MSJ&AR) · 0.2 km

  Altrincham railway station served the town of Altrincham, now Greater Manchester, England between 1849 and 1881.

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  Planet Ice Altrincham · 0.2 km

  Planet Ice Altrincham is an ice rink operated by Planet Ice in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. It has 2,140 seats and up to 300 standing places.

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  Orange Tree, Altrincham · 0.2 km

  The Orange Tree is a Grade II listed former public house occupying 13 and 15 Old Market Place in Altrincham, a market town within Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It originated as two late 18th‑century houses in…

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  Old Town Hall, Altrincham · 0.2 km

  The Old Town Hall is a Grade II listed former municipal building on Old Market Place in Altrincham, a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The listing records the complex as an early 19th‑century hote…

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