# Lostock & Stretford Meadows

North east Trafford. 6,734 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 square kilometres.

Lostock & Stretford Meadows had 6,924 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02001266. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £267,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lostock & Stretford Meadows was £267,500 in 2025. Joint 3,074th cheapest 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/lostock-and-stretford-meadows#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,924** (2021). Lostock & Stretford Meadows had 6,924 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,134th least 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/lostock-and-stretford-meadows#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Lostock & Stretford Meadows 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/lostock-and-stretford-meadows#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.1%** (January 2026). In Lostock & Stretford Meadows, 97.1% 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/lostock-and-stretford-meadows#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001266) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Lostock & Stretford Meadows 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=E02001266) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 82 homes were sold in Lostock & Stretford Meadows in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001266) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Lostock & Stretford Meadows had 6,924 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001266) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Trafford. The outline is Lostock & Stretford Meadows.

## Recorded crime in Lostock & Stretford Meadows


Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

## How Lostock & Stretford Meadows compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Lostock & Stretford Meadows | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £267,500 | 2nd cheapest | 28 middle areas, Trafford · 2025 |
| Population | 6,924 | 2nd least populated | 28 middle areas, Trafford · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 28 middle areas, Trafford · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.1% | joint 11th highest | 28 middle areas, Trafford · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Lostock & Stretford Meadows?

Lostock & Stretford Meadows had 6,924 usual residents at the census.
Lostock & Stretford Meadows is the joint 4,134th least 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 Lostock & Stretford Meadows alone. [See Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)

- **Average house price: £393,897** (August 2026). Trafford’s average house price was £393,897 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Trafford costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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.

## Lostock & Stretford Meadows in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lostock & Stretford Meadows was £267,500 in 2025.
Lostock & Stretford Meadows had 6,924 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Lostock & Stretford Meadows live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lostock & Stretford Meadows, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001266
- Ward: [Stretford & Humphrey Park †](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/ward/stretford-and-humphrey-park)
- 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: 3.41 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,734*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 24

* 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

[Trafford Park East & Sevenways](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/trafford-park-east-and-sevenways), [Trafford Park West & Kingsway Park](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/trafford-park-west-and-kingsway-park), [Stretford East](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/stretford-east), [Urmston East](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/urmston-east), [Sale North](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/sale-north), [Ashton upon Mersey North](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/ashton-upon-mersey-north)

## Latest updates for Lostock & Stretford Meadows

- 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/E02001266

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/lostock-and-stretford-meadows