# Sale

Town in Trafford, North West.

Sale is a town in Trafford, North West. Median sale price £375,250 in 2025. About 63,814 people.

Town. Code E63001363. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)

Sale is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Sale 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: £375,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sale was £375,250 in 2025. 225th most expensive 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/sale#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 62,545** (2021). Sale had 62,545 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 173rd 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/sale#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Sale 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/sale#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.9%** (January 2026). In Sale, 96.9% 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/sale#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001363) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Sale 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=E63001363) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 860 homes were sold in Sale in 2025.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001363) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Sale had 62,545 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E63001363) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Trafford, where most of this town lies. The outline is Sale.

## How Sale compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Sale | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £375,250 | 9th most expensive | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 62,545 | 24th most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.9% | joint 46th highest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Sale?

Sale had 62,545 usual residents at the census.
Sale is the 173rd most populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Deprivation in Sale, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Sale has no single figure. Of its 37 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 12 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Sale

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trafford 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006147) | 1,442 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006149) | 1,578 | – | 7 | 89.3% |
| [Trafford 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006150) | 1,919 | – | 6 | 90.7% |
| [Trafford 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006154) | 1,602 | – | 8 | 99.9% |
| [Trafford 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006165) | 2,007 | – | 4 | 88.6% |
| [Trafford 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006166) | 1,640 | – | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006169) | 1,647 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006170) | 1,602 | – | 8 | 95.1% |
| [Trafford 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006171) | 1,755 | – | 3 | 97.0% |
| [Trafford 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006098) | 1,337 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006099) | 1,324 | – | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006164) | 1,762 | – | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Trafford 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006174) | 1,788 | – | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Trafford 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006178) | 1,813 | – | 9 | 97.8% |
| [Trafford 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006097) | 1,786 | – | 10 | 85.5% |
| [Trafford 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006160) | 2,140 | – | 5 | 97.8% |
| [Trafford 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006161) | 2,158 | – | 9 | 92.3% |
| [Trafford 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006162) | 1,622 | – | 10 | 98.9% |
| [Trafford 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006163) | 1,832 | – | 8 | 99.4% |
| [Trafford 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006148) | 1,698 | – | 9 | 95.5% |
| [Trafford 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006151) | 1,582 | – | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Trafford 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006152) | 1,639 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006153) | 1,600 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006172) | 1,540 | – | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Trafford 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006102) | 1,404 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006173) | 1,550 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006175) | 1,776 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006176) | 1,733 | – | 7 | 94.3% |
| [Trafford 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006177) | 1,653 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006095) | 1,659 | – | 10 | 96.7% |
| [Trafford 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006167) | 1,579 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006168) | 1,812 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Trafford 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006094) | 1,603 | – | 10 | 91.3% |
| [Trafford 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006100) | 1,488 | – | 9 | 97.7% |
| [Trafford 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006103) | 1,693 | – | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Trafford 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006101) | 1,495 | – | 10 | 99.6% |
| [Trafford 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/neighbourhood/e01006210) | 1,609 | – | 9 | 98.8% |

## Your MP

- [Wythenshawe and Sale East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wythenshawe-and-sale-east): Mike Kane (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

[Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)

## Postcode districts covering Sale

[M33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m33)

## Middle areas in Sale

[Ashton upon Mersey North](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/ashton-upon-mersey-north), [Ashton upon Mersey South](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/ashton-upon-mersey-south), [Broadheath & Firsway](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/broadheath-and-firsway), [Sale Central](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/sale-central), [Sale East](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/sale-east), [Sale Moor](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/sale-moor), [Sale North](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/sale-north), [West Timperley](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/west-timperley)

## Towns near Sale

[Wythenshawe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wythenshawe), [Altrincham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/altrincham), [Stretford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stretford), [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester), [Urmston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/urmston), [Old Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/old-trafford)

## Sale in brief

Sale is a town in Trafford, North West.
About 63,814 people lived in Sale in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £375,250 in 2025 across 860 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in Sale was £375,250 in 2025.
Sale had 62,545 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Sale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sale, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001363
- Constituency: [Wythenshawe and Sale East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wythenshawe-and-sale-east)
- Council: [Trafford †](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 12.48 km²
- People, mid-2024: 63,814*
- Neighbourhoods: 37
- Output areas: 201

* 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

[Wythenshawe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wythenshawe), [Altrincham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/altrincham), [Stretford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stretford), [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester), [Urmston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/urmston), [Old Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/old-trafford)

## Latest updates for Sale

- 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/E63001363

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/sale, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/sale#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 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/sale