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Eccles

Middle area

North east Salford. 12,181 people in 2.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Eccles’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£299,975
3,528th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,752
335th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Eccles compares

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Median sale price33 middle areas, Salford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Salford33 areas from £168,000 to £455,000. The middle area is £230,000. Eccles is £299,975.
£299,9754th highest
Population34 middle areas, Salford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Salford34 areas from 5,123 to 13,344. The middle area is 7,498. Eccles is 11,752.
11,7522nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage34 middle areas, Salford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Salford34 areas from 80.9% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.5%. Eccles is 95.3%.
95.3%12th lowest
Claimant rate34 middle areas, Salford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Salford34 areas from 1.5% to 9.6%. The middle area is 4.9%. Eccles is 5.0%.
5.0%joint 16th highest

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 Eccles alone. See Salford

Average house price
£229,462
Up 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,958
61st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.3
24th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Eccles in brief

The median price paid for a home in Eccles was £299,975 in 2025.

Eccles had 11,752 usual residents at the census.

In Eccles, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Eccles, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.