What can you afford in Trafford?
2,445 homes changed hands in Trafford over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £376,000 or less, a quarter for under £279,950, and three quarters for under £517,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £75,200 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £75,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 8.7× the local median full-time salary of £42,973 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Trafford
£376,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £279,950
- Three quarters under
- £517,000
- Sales
- 2,445
- HPI average
- £393,244
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 2,445 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 3.4% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 7.1% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 18.2% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 49.7% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 73% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £194,000 · 398 | ≈£38,800 |
| Terraced house | £340,000 · 673 | ≈£68,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £408,500 · 1,027 | ≈£81,700 |
| Detached house | £700,000 · 347 | ≈£140,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Trafford average prices up 6.2% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Torbay
- Torfaen
- Torridge
- Tower Hamlets
- Tunbridge Wells
- Uttlesford
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Vale of White Horse
- Wakefield
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.