# Salford

Town in Salford, North West.

Salford is a town in Salford, North West. Median sale price £235,000 in 2025. About 127,066 people.

Town. Code E63001274. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)

Salford is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Salford 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: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Salford was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 397th 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/salford#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 108,431** (2021). Salford had 108,431 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 100th 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/salford#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 27%** (2022). About 27% of people in Salford 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/salford#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.7%** (January 2026). In Salford, 89.7% 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/salford#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001274) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 27% of people in Salford 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=E63001274) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,502 homes were sold in Salford in 2025.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001274) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Salford had 108,431 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E63001274) (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 Salford.

## How Salford compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Salford | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £235,000 | joint 65th most expensive | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 108,431 | 11th most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 27% | 79th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.7% | 13th lowest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Salford?

Salford had 108,431 usual residents at the census.
Salford is the 100th most populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Deprivation in Salford, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Salford has no single figure. Of its 63 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 15 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in Salford

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Salford 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005646) | 2,254 | – | 3 | 81.7% |
| [Salford 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005649) | 1,723 | – | 4 | 80.4% |
| [Salford 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005650) | 1,993 | – | 1 | 87.1% |
| [Salford 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005651) | 2,278 | – | 2 | 97.2% |
| [Salford 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005647) | 1,501 | – | 4 | 63.9% |
| [Salford 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005648) | 2,351 | – | 5 | 83.5% |
| [Salford 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005652) | 1,555 | – | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Salford 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005653) | 1,562 | – | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Salford 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005625) | 1,372 | – | 7 | 89.2% |
| [Salford 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005627) | 1,172 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Salford 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005624) | 1,841 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Salford 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005680) | 1,732 | – | 1 | 71.4% |
| [Salford 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005683) | 2,149 | – | 1 | 96.4% |
| [Salford 017G](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033980) | 1,043 | – | 1 | 78.9% |
| [Salford 017H](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033981) | 2,739 | – | 3 | 92.0% |
| [Salford 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005622) | 1,595 | – | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Salford 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005623) | 1,266 | – | 6 | 99.6% |
| [Salford 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005626) | 1,286 | – | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Salford 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005628) | 1,575 | – | 5 | 88.7% |
| [Salford 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005629) | 1,485 | – | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Salford 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005630) | 1,529 | – | 5 | 98.9% |
| [Salford 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005719) | 2,038 | – | 2 | 80.5% |
| [Salford 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005722) | 2,032 | – | 2 | 93.7% |
| [Salford 021F](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005723) | 1,661 | – | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Salford 021G](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005724) | 1,413 | – | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Salford 021H](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033982) | 1,911 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Salford 021I](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033983) | 1,275 | – | 3 | 88.1% |
| [Salford 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005654) | 1,966 | – | 2 | 94.8% |
| [Salford 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005656) | 1,697 | – | 2 | 97.6% |
| [Salford 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005657) | 1,802 | – | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Salford 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005721) | 1,552 | – | 2 | 93.6% |
| [Salford 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005681) | 1,502 | – | 1 | 76.5% |
| [Salford 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005682) | 1,741 | – | 1 | 96.0% |
| [Salford 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033984) | 2,442 | – | 1 | 77.0% |
| [Salford 031A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005613) | 2,698 | – | 1 | 90.3% |
| [Salford 031B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005612) | 2,481 | – | 1 | 91.3% |
| [Salford 031C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005614) | 3,100 | – | 1 | 92.0% |
| [Salford 032A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033985) | 1,664 | – | 2 | 96.7% |
| [Salford 032B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033986) | 1,524 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Salford 032C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005611) | 2,513 | – | 2 | 90.2% |
| [Salford 032D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005615) | 2,372 | – | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Salford 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033987) | 1,137 | – | 7 | 97.0% |
| [Salford 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033988) | 1,311 | – | 7 | 88.0% |
| [Salford 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033989) | 1,132 | – | 5 | 93.9% |
| [Salford 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033990) | 1,187 | – | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Salford 033E](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033330) | 1,541 | – | 1 | 81.1% |
| [Salford 033F](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01032909) | 1,716 | – | 6 | 98.2% |
| [Salford 034A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033991) | 1,561 | – | 3 | 87.5% |
| [Salford 034B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033992) | 1,398 | – | 7 | 97.5% |
| [Salford 034C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005610) | 2,941 | – | 3 | 57.3% |
| [Salford 034D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01032684) | 1,386 | – | 2 | 82.0% |
| [Salford 034E](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01032906) | 2,043 | – | 4 | 76.1% |
| [Salford 035A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01032914) | 2,121 | – | 6 | 94.6% |
| [Salford 035B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01032912) | 2,271 | – | 2 | 87.5% |
| [Salford 035C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005667) | 2,274 | – | 2 | 92.8% |
| [Salford 036A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033993) | 1,813 | – | 6 | 97.4% |
| [Salford 036B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033994) | 1,172 | – | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Salford 036C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01032915) | 2,138 | – | 3 | 90.6% |
| [Salford 037A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033995) | 1,205 | – | 8 | 85.8% |
| [Salford 037B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033996) | 1,218 | – | 8 | 50.9% |
| [Salford 037C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033997) | 1,030 | – | 7 | 81.1% |
| [Salford 037D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033998) | 1,329 | – | 9 | 96.3% |
| [Salford 037E](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033999) | 1,223 | – | 8 | 99.3% |

## Your MP

- [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/salford): Rebecca Long Bailey (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 Salford

[M3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m3), [M5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m5), [M6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m6), [M7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m7), [M50](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m50)

## Middle areas in Salford

[Broughton East](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/broughton-east), [Broughton Park](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/broughton-park), [Broughton West](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/broughton-west), [Cromwell Road & Broad Street](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/cromwell-road-and-broad-street), [Greengate & Blackfriars](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/greengate-and-blackfriars), [Kersal Dale](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/kersal-dale), [Langworthy Buile Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/langworthy-buile-hill), [Lightoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/lightoaks), [Ordsall East](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/ordsall-east), [Ordsall West](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/ordsall-west), [Pendleton](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/pendleton), [Salford Quays](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/salford-quays), [University, Crescent & Adelphi Street](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/university-crescent-and-adelphi-street), [Weaste & Seedley](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/weaste-and-seedley)

## Towns near Salford

[Prestwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/prestwich), [Clifton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clifton-salford), [Swinton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swinton-salford), [Eccles](https://openindex.co.uk/town/eccles), [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester), [Old Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/old-trafford)

## Salford in brief

Salford is a town in Salford, North West.
About 127,066 people lived in Salford in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £235,000 in 2025 across 1,502 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in Salford was £235,000 in 2025.
Salford had 108,431 usual residents at the census.
About 27% of people in Salford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Salford, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001274
- Constituency: [Salford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/salford)
- Council: [Salford †](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 17.95 km²
- People, mid-2024: 127,066*
- Neighbourhoods: 63
- Output areas: 342

* 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

[Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester), [Eccles](https://openindex.co.uk/town/eccles), [Prestwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/prestwich), [Clifton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/clifton-salford), [Old Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/old-trafford), [Swinton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swinton-salford)

## Latest updates for Salford

- 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/E63001274

## How to cite

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