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Stretford East

Middle area

North east Trafford. 8,540 people in 2.5 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 Stretford East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£325,000
2,994th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,356
2,953rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Stretford East 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. Stretford East is £325,000.
£325,00010th 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. Stretford East is 8,356.
8,35613th 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%. Stretford East is 93.6%.
93.6%9th 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%. Stretford East is 4.7%.
4.7%6th 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 Stretford East 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
Stretford East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Stretford East was £325,000 in 2025.

Stretford East had 8,356 usual residents at the census.

In Stretford East, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Stretford East, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.