Pendlebury
Pendlebury is a town or village in Greater Manchester, England. It has one school, one restaurant and café, 43 bus stops, and Clifton railway station is 2km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Pendlebury area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Salford area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 269,923 residents at roughly 2,777 people per km².
- Council
- Salford
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Constituency
- Salford and Eccles
- Police force
- Greater Manchester
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
10°COvercast
- Today: 16° / 10° · 69% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Fog
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:39
13h 7m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Pendlebury · Greater Manchester
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour
- Off-Road and E-Bikes
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
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 ★ (266 top)
- 35 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Swinton (Manchester) (1.2 km)
- 37 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Swinton (Manchester) (1.2 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: 154.9p · Esso (6.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Morrisons (11 km)
71 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 33 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Swinton (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches34
- Playgrounds7
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
- 11 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
Rebecca Long Bailey
Labour
Salford
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
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
- Schools15
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens24
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,855 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
73 jobs advertised · £39,670 avg
e.g. Amazon Now E-Bike Delivery Partner - Earn £13 - £15 per hour*, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, ASSOCIATE DENTIST -Essential/Private/NHS
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
88% low-carbon electricity
Wind 44% · Nuclear 30% · Biomass 12% · Imports 6%
37 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Salford:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership594 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office389 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Sever UK-Iran ties, withdraw recognition of Iran’s regime & expel all diplomats341 local signatures · 26,542 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth332 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s282 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Pendlebury railway station · 0.1 kmPendlebury railway station was a station serving the town of Pendlebury in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It was closed in 1960 by British Railways.
Municipal Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury · 0.2 kmSwinton and Pendlebury was a local government district of the administrative county of Lancashire, England. It was created in 1894 as an urban district and enlarged in 1934, gaining the status of a municipal borough.
St Augustine's Church, Pendlebury · 0.2 kmSt. Augustine's Church is an active Anglican church in Pendlebury, Greater Manchester, England. Dedicated to St Augustine, it is part of the benefice of Swinton and Pendlebury along with St Peter's Church in Swinton a…
- Pendlebury Colliery · 0.4 km
Pendlebury Colliery, usually called Wheatsheaf Colliery after the adjacent public house, was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield after 1846 in Pendlebury near Manchester, then in the historic county of…
- Clifton Hall Tunnel · 0.5 km
Clifton Hall Tunnel, also called (locally) the Black Harry Tunnel, was a railway tunnel passing beneath much of Swinton and Pendlebury, in Greater Manchester, England. It was located on the Patricroft and Clifton br…
Pendlebury · 0.5 kmPendlebury is a town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 13,069. It lies 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Manchester, 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Salford and 6 miles…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pendlebury?
- Pendlebury is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Salford local authority.
- How deprived is Pendlebury?
- The Salford local authority, which includes Pendlebury, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.