United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Salford
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~263k · 101 state-funded schools
High rents and crime rates make Salford a tough proposition, despite its good schools. A median house costs 6.4 times median annual pay, and monthly rents consume a significant 38.7% of gross earnings, both among the worst in the North West. Recorded crime is also high, at 105.9 per 1,000 people, and deprivation is above the regional median. The only clear win is education, with 91.3% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, which is better than the North West median. This is a place that suits those prioritising school quality above all else, and who can absorb high living costs.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Salford ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,984/yr
Very low
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
House price
£230,000
Affordable
Better than 68% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,161/mo
Expensive
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,594/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Crime
105.9/1k
Highest
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Deprivation
34.2
Most deprived
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Schools
90.7%
Weak
Worse than 68% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
99 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
88 of 97 (90.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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101 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 101 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.