Age profile
44,731Aged 5–17
34,207Aged 18–24
203,831Aged 16–64
37,448Aged 65+
Listz area intelligence · England
Salford
A data-led view of living in Salford, bringing property, population, work, crime, energy and local services together in one place.
297,004Population (2025)
£210,000Median terraced price (2025)
70.8%Employment rate
73Median EPC score
Some comparisons are unavailable. This profile shows all reliable data currently held for Salford. Missing sections are labelled and are not treated as zero.
Population
Population history
| Year | Total | Age 65+ | Age 80+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 270,866 | 36,040 | 9,456 |
| 2022 | 279,964 | 36,337 | 9,437 |
| 2023 | 286,990 | 36,603 | 9,481 |
| 2024 | 293,508 | 37,085 | 9,618 |
| 2025 | 297,004 | 37,448 | 9,653 |
Property and affordability
| Property type | Median price | Sales | Five-year growth | Price/earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £394,000 | 340 | +27.1% | 10.9× |
| Semi-detached | £265,000 | 1,156 | +29.3% | 7.4× |
| Terraced | £210,000 | 870 | +35.5% | 5.8× |
| Flats and maisonettes | £182,000 | 1,079 | -2.8% | 5.1× |
Affordability comparisons require at least 100 recorded sales for the property type. A missing ratio does not mean housing is free or unaffordable; it means the sample was insufficient.
Employment and earnings
Labour market
70.8%Employment rate
5.0%Unemployment rate
25.3%Economic inactivity
5.1%Claimant Count rate
Median weekly earnings
£692.00Resident basis
£735.50Workplace basis
Recorded crime
Comparable Police.uk data is not available for Salford. Greater Manchester Police does not currently provide the data used by this report.
Home energy efficiency
| Home type | EPCs | Median score | Rated A–C | Rated E–G | Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 78,470 | 73 | 72.3% | 5.2% | 10 points |
| Bungalows | 2,158 | 69 | 57.8% | 7.5% | 18 points |
| Flats | 36,501 | 77 | 85.0% | 3.6% | 0 points |
| Houses | 39,114 | 70 | 61.2% | 6.3% | 14 points |
| Maisonettes | 697 | 73 | 71.7% | 10.6% | 1 points |
EPC records describe assessed properties rather than every home and do not directly measure energy bills.
Schools, healthcare and care
Schools
116 plus schools
1All-through schools
43Not applicable schools
76Primary schools
16Secondary schools
17 schools have a current Ofsted report card.
Healthcare locations
51GP locations
53Dentist locations
4Hospital locations
3Mental health locations
Older-adult care
14Care homes
14Nursing homes
55Home-care agencies
53Dementia support
Registered locations, not places, capacity, quality or care cost.
What this profile can answer
Use this page to compare the area's housing market, population, work indicators, energy efficiency and service availability. Individual streets and neighbourhoods can differ substantially from council-wide figures.
Sources and limitations
- Missing datasets are returned as empty arrays and identified by availability flags.
- Affordability eligibility requires at least 100 sales for the property type.
- Crime data is street-level recorded crime and is unavailable for Greater Manchester.
- School, healthcare and care-location sections currently cover England only.
- Location counts measure registered locations, not service quality, capacity or cost.
Sources include HM Land Registry, ONS and Nomis, Police.uk, MHCLG EPC records, Department for Education, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. Data is mapped to the current local-authority geography used by Listz.