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Gorse Hill

Middle area

North east Trafford. 9,626 people in 2.1 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 Gorse Hill’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£270,000
3,117th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,878
2,255th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Gorse Hill compares

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Median sale price28 middle areas, Trafford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Trafford28 areas from £252,000 to £705,000. The middle area is £371,625. Gorse Hill is £270,000.
£270,0003rd lowest
Population28 middle areas, Trafford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Trafford28 areas from 6,644 to 11,723. The middle area is 8,282. Gorse Hill is 8,878.
8,8786th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage28 middle areas, Trafford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Trafford28 areas from 80.4% to 99.3%. The middle area is 96.2%. Gorse Hill is 91.2%.
91.2%5th lowest
Claimant rate28 middle areas, Trafford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Trafford28 areas from 0.8% to 6.5%. The middle area is 2.3%. Gorse Hill is 5.3%.
5.3%5th highest

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 Gorse Hill alone. See Trafford

Average house price
£400,688
Up 9.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,973
88th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
73rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.0
96th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Gorse Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Gorse Hill was £270,000 in 2025.

Gorse Hill had 8,878 usual residents at the census.

In Gorse Hill, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Gorse Hill, 5.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.