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M32 postcode area · Trafford

The M32 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Salford, Trafford. Area Scores range from 26 to 67 across them. Every full M32 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The M32 district contains both ends of the scale: Sale North at 67 out of 100 (#2,253 of 6,856 in England) against University, Crescent & Adelphi Street at 27, a 40-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £223,500 in University, Crescent & Adelphi Street to £415,000 in Firswood — a 1.9× gap within the M32 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Salford and Trafford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,441a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied58%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the M32 district

£290,000median home sold over the past year · +24.7% over 5 years · -0.3% over the year · 305 sales
Detached£500,000
Semi-detached£318,325
Terraced£273,000
Flat£158,500
Trafford£370,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Sale NorthTrafford 2,25367 £341,000
Trafford Park East & SevenwaysTrafford 2,87758 £312,500
FirswoodTrafford 4,26238 £415,000
Stretford EastTrafford 4,36536 £325,000
Gorse HillTrafford 4,41336 £270,000
Lostock & Stretford MeadowsTrafford 4,58433 £263,500
University, Crescent & Adelphi StreetSalford 5,03027 £223,500

People living in M32 Census 2021

Residents59,366
Median age (est.)36
Density3,325per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above40%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 14%25–44 32%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 20%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 17%Black: 7%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 69%Asian 17%Black 7%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 35% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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.

Towns & places in M32

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M32 district.

Sale Trafford Park

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M32.

M17 M21 M50 M5 M16 M15 M31 M41

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.