Is Salford a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Salford, from official data · 15 postcode districts · 6,700 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Salford, from official data · 15 postcode districts · 6,700 postcodes
The average home in Salford sold for £229,462 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.3% on a year earlier.
From the middle of Salford, the nearest primary school is Monton Green Primary School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Ellesmere Park High School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Orient Road Medical Practice, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
Eccles station is 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk; Eccles (Manchester Metrolink) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.9 mi away, about a 17 minute walk; the nearest park is 150 m away, about a 2 minute walk.
The average home in Salford sold for £229,462 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £447,335, semi-detached £287,809, terraced £225,610, flats £157,361. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Monton Green Primary School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Ellesmere Park High School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Eccles is 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk, and Eccles (Manchester Metrolink) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.9 mi away, about a 17 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £44,851 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).