Is Trafford a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Trafford, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 6,474 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Trafford, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 6,474 postcodes
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).
The average home in Trafford sold for £400,688 in the latest House Price Index, up 9.6% on a year earlier.
From the middle of Trafford, the nearest primary school is St Mary's CofE Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Ashton-on-Mersey School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Washway Road Medical Centre, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Navigation Road station is 1.8 mi away; Brooklands (Manchester Metrolink) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
The average home in Trafford sold for £400,688 in the latest House Price Index, up 9.6% on a year earlier. By type: detached £807,179, semi-detached £453,584, terraced £351,164, flats £219,596. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's CofE Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Ashton-on-Mersey School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Navigation Road is 1.8 mi away, and Brooklands (Manchester Metrolink) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £61,983 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.