# Eccles

Town in Salford, North West.

Eccles is a town in Salford, North West. Median sale price £243,750 in 2025. About 42,949 people.

Town. Code E63001281. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)

Eccles is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Eccles add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £243,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Eccles was £243,750 in 2025. Joint 436th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/eccles#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 41,116** (2021). Eccles had 41,116 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 270th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/eccles#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 6%** (2022). About 6% of people in Eccles 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/town/eccles#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.5%** (January 2026). In Eccles, 96.5% 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/town/eccles#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001281) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 6% of people in Eccles live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001281) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 488 homes were sold in Eccles in 2025.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001281) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Eccles had 41,116 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E63001281) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Salford, where most of this town lies. The outline is Eccles.

## How Eccles compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Eccles | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £243,750 | 58th most expensive | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 41,116 | 41st most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 6% | 62nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.5% | joint 56th highest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Eccles?

Eccles had 41,116 usual residents at the census.
Eccles is the 270th most populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Deprivation in Eccles, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Eccles has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Eccles

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Salford 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005725) | 1,460 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Salford 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005726) | 1,433 | – | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Salford 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005727) | 1,349 | – | 3 | 98.0% |
| [Salford 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005728) | 1,791 | – | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Salford 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005733) | 1,469 | – | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Salford 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005631) | 1,577 | – | 1 | 91.9% |
| [Salford 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005632) | 2,452 | – | 4 | 89.3% |
| [Salford 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005633) | 1,532 | – | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Salford 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005634) | 1,589 | – | 10 | 99.0% |
| [Salford 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005635) | 1,552 | – | 4 | 98.1% |
| [Salford 020F](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005636) | 1,598 | – | 8 | 97.5% |
| [Salford 020G](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005637) | 1,453 | – | 5 | 99.0% |
| [Salford 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005729) | 1,535 | – | 1 | 97.1% |
| [Salford 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005730) | 1,668 | – | 4 | 99.3% |
| [Salford 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005731) | 1,567 | – | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Salford 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005732) | 1,207 | – | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Salford 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005599) | 1,903 | – | 1 | 92.4% |
| [Salford 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005600) | 2,036 | – | 4 | 99.5% |
| [Salford 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005601) | 1,740 | – | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Salford 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005602) | 1,674 | – | 1 | 99.0% |
| [Salford 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005603) | 1,809 | – | 2 | 97.7% |
| [Salford 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005604) | 1,651 | – | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Salford 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005605) | 1,658 | – | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Salford 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005638) | 2,211 | – | 2 | 91.1% |

## Your MP

- [Worsley and Eccles](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worsley-and-eccles): Michael Wheeler (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)

## Postcode districts covering Eccles

[M30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m30)

## Middle areas in Eccles

[Barton upon Irwell](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/barton-upon-irwell), [Eccles](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/eccles), [Patricroft](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/patricroft), [Peel Green](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/peel-green), [Winton & Westwood](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/winton-and-westwood)

## Towns near Eccles

[Swinton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swinton-salford), [Worsley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/worsley), [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/salford), [Old Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/old-trafford), [Urmston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/urmston), [Irlam](https://openindex.co.uk/town/irlam)

## Eccles in brief

Eccles is a town in Salford, North West.
About 42,949 people lived in Eccles in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £243,750 in 2025 across 488 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in Eccles was £243,750 in 2025.
Eccles had 41,116 usual residents at the census.
About 6% of people in Eccles live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Eccles, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001281
- 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: 8.39 km²
- People, mid-2024: 42,949*
- Neighbourhoods: 24
- Output areas: 135

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/salford), [Worsley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/worsley), [Swinton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swinton-salford), [Old Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/old-trafford), [Urmston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/urmston), [Irlam](https://openindex.co.uk/town/irlam)

## Latest updates for Eccles

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63001281

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/eccles, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/eccles#f-house-sales-median-price.

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 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/eccles