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Ashton upon Mersey South

Trafford · North West · population 7,996 · 5 LSOAs

Part of Ashton upon Mersey · Postcode M33

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

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #169 of 6,856 in England
  • #21 of 932 in North West
  • #5 of 28 in Trafford
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,055
Median age (est.)47
Density4,042per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above49%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 5%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 6%Other: 20%
One person 25%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 6%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service7%
Caring & leisure5%
Skilled trades5%
Elementary4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 14%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 4%
White 78%Asian 14%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 28% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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 South is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #169 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #5 of 28 in Trafford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (98) and lowest on Living environment (66). Typical homes here sold for about £490,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 79 sales), 32% above the wider Trafford median of £370,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,516 a year, in the top third of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 96 · #300
Employment 89 · #738
Education 98 · #108
Health 84 · #1,088
Crime 80 · #1,403
Housing & access 97 · #176
Living environment 66 · #2,342

House prices ?

£490,000median (12m) · -9.7% yr · n=79
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£490,00079-9.7%+7.5%
Detached£672,50032+2.3%+10.2%
Semi-detached£442,50028+2.9%+17.2%
Terraced£389,0005——
Flat£252,50014+20.2%+20.8%
This area£490,000
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)£44,516±£6,354 · #2,194 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,189
Price-to-income ?11.0×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 ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Ashton upon Mersey South 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).

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Ashton upon Mersey North West Timperley Broadheath & Firsway Sale Central Timperley North Sale North

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