# Firswood North east Trafford. 8,966 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres. Firswood had 8,672 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Firswood was £415,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001262. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Firswood was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 1,752nd most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/firswood#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 8,672** (2021). Firswood had 8,672 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,503rd 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/trafford/firswood#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Firswood 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/trafford/firswood#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.1%** (January 2026). In Firswood, 93.1% 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/trafford/firswood#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001262) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Firswood 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=E02001262) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 58 homes were sold in Firswood in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001262) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Firswood had 8,672 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001262) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Trafford. The outline is Firswood. ## Recorded crime in Firswood Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Firswood compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Firswood | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £415,000 | 9th most expensive | 28 middle areas, Trafford · 2025 | | Population | 8,672 | 8th most populated | 28 middle areas, Trafford · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 28 middle areas, Trafford · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.1% | 7th lowest | 28 middle areas, Trafford · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Firswood? Firswood had 8,672 usual residents at the census. Firswood is the joint 2,503rd most populated of 9,448 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Trafford These figures are published for the whole of Trafford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Trafford and not Firswood alone. [See Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) - **Average house price: £400,688** (July 2026). Trafford’s average house price was £400,688 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 9.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £42,973** (2025). Full-time workers living in Trafford earned a median of £42,973 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 88th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 9.3×** (2025). A home in Trafford costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 73rd least 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: 15.0** (2025). Trafford has a deprivation score of 15.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 96th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Firswood in brief The median price paid for a home in Firswood was £415,000 in 2025. Firswood had 8,672 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Firswood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Firswood, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001262 - Ward: [Longford †](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/ward/longford) - Constituency: [Stretford and Urmston †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stretford-and-urmston) - Council: [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 1.61 km² - People, mid-2024: 8,966* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 23 * 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 [Gorse Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/gorse-hill), [Old Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/old-trafford), [Chorlton North](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/chorlton-north), [Whalley Range North](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/whalley-range-north), [Stretford East](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/stretford-east) ## Latest updates for Firswood - 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/E02001262 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/firswood, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/firswood#f-house-sales-median-price. 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