United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Trafford
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~238k · 91 state-funded schools
High earnings meet eye-watering housing costs. Trafford offers the highest median weekly pay in the North West at £869, but this is set against the region's highest median house price of £372,500, a multiple of 8.2 times annual pay. Rent also bites, taking a significant 36.1% of gross median earnings, the highest in the North West. While council tax is low for the region and crime rates are around the median, the high cost of housing is the defining trade-off here. This location suits those prioritising high earning potential and good schools (93.5% of pupils in Good/Outstanding places) over affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Trafford ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£45,188/yr
Very high
Better than 83% of UK LAs
House price
£372,500
Expensive
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,358/mo
Expensive
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,292/yr
Cheapest
Better than 82% of UK LAs
Crime
73.9/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
16.1
Low
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Schools
93.4%
Mid
Around UK average
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
91 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
85 of 91 (93.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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91 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 91 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.