Ashton upon Mersey North

Trafford · North West · population 6,739 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

58Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,857 of 6,856 in England
  • #319 of 932 in North West
  • #16 of 28 in Trafford
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,647
Median age (est.)41
Density2,855per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 21%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 30%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 87%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 36% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Ashton upon Mersey North is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,857 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 28 in Trafford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (92) and lowest on Employment (39). Typical homes here, about £378,750 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 96 sales), in line with the wider Trafford median of £370,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,499 a year, around the middle of England.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 50 · #3,412
Employment 39 · #4,173
Education 62 · #2,569
Health 48 · #3,570
Crime 42 · #3,960
Housing & access 92 · #540
Living environment 66 · #2,308

House prices ?

£378,750median (12m) · +2.4% yr · n=96
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£378,75096+2.4%+35.6%
Detached£560,00011
Semi-detached£395,00051+3.9%+29.5%
Terraced£305,00033-6.9%+18.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£378,750
Trafford£370,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,499±£5,650 · #4,202 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,902
Price-to-income ?10.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Ashton upon Mersey North has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).

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