Salford
City · 269,880 residents
67Good
Good · better than 8 in 10 cities
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
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- Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
- Road noise reaches 68% of the area
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Everyday life
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Around Salford
Rank the 46 areas of Salford by what matters to youEccles71Little Hulton59Swinton63Irlam51Walkden59Worsley63Cadishead63Mill Brow71Weaste75Lower Broughton74Agecroft51Albert Park64
See all 61 in the guide ↓Map outline: Council boundary
Is Salford a good place to live?
Salford scores 67/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
No topic reaches "very good" (70+); its best is environment (69).
Safety isn't scored here: street-level police data for the area is incomplete, so the overall score leaves it out.
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Salford in North West, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Salford
The summary for Salford is written when the report is first opened.
Safety isn’t scored here: street-level police data for the area is incomplete, so the overall score leaves it out.
Data last updated: 19 October 2026