# Urmston West

North Trafford. 7,068 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.

Urmston West had 7,040 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Urmston West was £373,250 in 2025.

Middle area. Code E02001268. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £373,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Urmston West was £373,250 in 2025. 2,293rd 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/urmston-west#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,040** (2021). Urmston West had 7,040 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,304th 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/urmston-west#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Urmston West 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/urmston-west#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Urmston West, 99.3% 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/urmston-west#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001268) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Urmston West 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=E02001268) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 101 homes were sold in Urmston West in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001268) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Urmston West had 7,040 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001268) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Trafford. The outline is Urmston West.

## Recorded crime in Urmston West


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

## How Urmston West compares

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

| Measure | Urmston West | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £373,250 | 14th most expensive | 28 middle areas, Trafford · 2025 |
| Population | 7,040 | 3rd least populated | 28 middle areas, Trafford · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 28 middle areas, Trafford · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.3% | highest | 28 middle areas, Trafford · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Urmston West?

Urmston West had 7,040 usual residents at the census.
Urmston West is the joint 4,304th 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 Urmston West 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.

## Urmston West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Urmston West was £373,250 in 2025.
Urmston West had 7,040 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Urmston West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Urmston West, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001268
- Ward: [Urmston †](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/ward/urmston)
- 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: 1.92 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,068*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- 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

[Urmston East](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/urmston-east), [Davyhulme](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/davyhulme), [Trafford Park West & Kingsway Park](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/trafford-park-west-and-kingsway-park), [Partington](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/partington), [Flixton & Moorside](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/flixton-and-moorside)

## Latest updates for Urmston West

- 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/E02001268

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/urmston-west, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/urmston-west#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/trafford/urmston-west
