Salford: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£447,335

Semi-detached

£287,809

Terraced

£225,610

Flat or maisonette

£157,361

First-time buyers

£210,955

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  230,821 in 1991 → 294,348 in 2024 (+27.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £104,993 in 2005 → £229,462 in 2026 (+118.5%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £360 in 2008 → £606 in 2025 (+68.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  66.5% in 2004 → 71.3% in 2023 (+7.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.7% in 2001 → 4.8% in 2025 (+77.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,516 in 1997 → £22,434 in 2024 (+113.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Salford; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• New homes · Housing21.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 5th highest of 296
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access8 min (2019) · 22nd lowest of 326
• Business births · Economy & work13.3% (2024) · 32nd highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access97% (May 2024) · 28th highest of 318

Where it ranks worst

• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills65.0% (2024/25) · 294th highest of 313
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing42.8 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 268th lowest of 292
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work33.6% (2024/25) · 327th lowest of 363
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing25.7% (2024/25) · 255th lowest of 292

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.4 years · England 80.0 · 133rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)81.2 years · England 83.8 · 141st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)57.2 years · England 60.9 · 119th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)58.2 years · England 61.3 · 106th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)454.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 143rd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.6% · England 10.4 · 97th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.9% · England 64.6 · 100th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)63.4% · England 68.3 · 145th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.9 score · England 46.0 · 114th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)7.3% · England 5.8 · 128th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)25.4% · England 19.8 · 114th lowest of 153