# Barton upon Irwell

East Salford. 8,041 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

Barton upon Irwell had 7,353 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Barton upon Irwell was £230,000 in 2025.

Middle area. Code E02001182. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Barton upon Irwell was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 2,193rd cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/salford/barton-upon-irwell#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,353** (2021). Barton upon Irwell had 7,353 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,652nd most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/salford/barton-upon-irwell#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Barton upon Irwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/salford/barton-upon-irwell#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Barton upon Irwell, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/salford/barton-upon-irwell#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001182) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Barton upon Irwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02001182) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 58 homes were sold in Barton upon Irwell in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001182) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Barton upon Irwell had 7,353 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001182) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Salford. The outline is Barton upon Irwell.

## Recorded crime in Barton upon Irwell


Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

## How Barton upon Irwell compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Barton upon Irwell | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £230,000 | joint 13th most expensive | 33 middle areas, Salford · 2025 |
| Population | 7,353 | 16th least populated | 34 middle areas, Salford · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 34 middle areas, Salford · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.5% | 13th highest | 34 middle areas, Salford · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Barton upon Irwell?

Barton upon Irwell had 7,353 usual residents at the census.
Barton upon Irwell is the joint 4,652nd most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Salford

These figures are published for the whole of Salford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Salford and not Barton upon Irwell alone. [See Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)

- **Average house price: £229,462** (July 2026). Salford’s average house price was £229,462 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,958** (2025). Full-time workers living in Salford earned a median of £34,958 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 61st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Salford costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 32.3** (2025). Salford has a deprivation score of 32.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 24th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Barton upon Irwell in brief

The median price paid for a home in Barton upon Irwell was £230,000 in 2025.
Barton upon Irwell had 7,353 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Barton upon Irwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Barton upon Irwell, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001182
- Ward: [Barton & Winton †](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/ward/barton-and-winton)
- Constituency: [Worsley and Eccles †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worsley-and-eccles)
- Council: [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.20 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,041*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 26

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Patricroft](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/patricroft), [Trafford Park West & Kingsway Park](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/trafford-park-west-and-kingsway-park), [Eccles](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/eccles), [Weaste & Seedley](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/weaste-and-seedley)

## Latest updates for Barton upon Irwell

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001182

## How to cite

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Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/salford/barton-upon-irwell
