Trafford: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£807,179

Semi-detached

£453,584

Terraced

£351,164

Flat or maisonette

£219,596

First-time buyers

£322,805

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

  215,799 in 1991 → 241,025 in 2024 (+11.7%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £178,548 in 2005 → £400,688 in 2026 (+124.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £424 in 2008 → £700 in 2025 (+65.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  73.6% in 2004 → 75.0% in 2023 (+1.9%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.1% in 2001 → 3.0% in 2025 (+42.9%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £13,141 in 1997 → £29,384 in 2024 (+123.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Trafford; 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

• Persistent school absence · Education & skills12.6% (2024/25) · 3rd lowest of 132
• Job density · Economy & work1.19 jobs per resident (2024) · 15th highest of 350
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills83.6% (2024/25) · 15th highest of 313
• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing65.2 years (2022 to 2024) · 23rd highest of 195

Where it ranks worst

• New homes · Housing3.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 282nd highest of 296
• Home gas use · Environment11,340 kWh (2024/25) · 311th lowest of 347
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work47.5% (2021) · 328th highest of 374
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 309th lowest of 363

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.7 years · England 80.0 · 42nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.4 years · England 83.8 · 48th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.8 years · England 60.9 · 26th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)65.2 years · England 61.3 · 20th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)282.7 per 100k · England 321.0 · 36th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.4% · England 10.4 · 16th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.2% · England 64.6 · 59th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)74.0% · England 68.3 · 9th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)55.8 score · England 46.0 · 4th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.2% · England 5.8 · 57th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)12.3% · England 19.8 · 24th lowest of 153