Compare

Altrincham

Ward

South Trafford. About 11,232 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

Open in map

Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Altrincham, 89.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,834
2,067th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.4%
1,982nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Altrincham compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

AltrinchamMiddle
Population21 wards, Trafford · 2021
Population: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 10,105 to 12,988. The middle area is 11,146. Altrincham is 10,834.
10,8348th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Trafford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 83.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.4%. Altrincham is 89.4%.
89.4%4th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Trafford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 1.1% to 6.2%. The middle area is 2.3%. Altrincham is 1.7%.
1.7%6th lowest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Trafford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 55.3% to 72.4%. The middle area is 62.4%. Altrincham is 65.4%.
65.4%5th highest

Figures for the whole of Trafford

These figures are published for the whole of Trafford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Trafford and not Altrincham 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
Altrincham in brief

Altrincham had 10,834 usual residents at the census.

In Altrincham, 89.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Altrincham, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.4% of residents in Altrincham were aged 15 to 64 at the census.