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Higher Irlam: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Higher Irlam neighbourhood of Salford, England (ONS area Salford 029). Headline figures assembled 15 October 2026. Postcodes M30, M44. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near M44 6JX.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Higher Irlam is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Salford (3 of 17 signals falling, 3 rising). Houses here typically resell for £225,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Flixton, is 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 15 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£225,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +48% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.12; 3 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 1 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£43,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Higher Irlam sits in Salford

  • Typical house price: 13th lowest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Salford with enough house sales for one
  • Average household income: 16th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in Salford

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 15 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Higher Irlam

House prices: Higher Irlam against Salford: This neighbourhood £43k (1995) to £236k (2026); Salford £39k (1995) to £260k (2026).£67k£232k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£236kSalford£260k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Salford, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 15 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Salford, 3 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Schools improving
  • Air quality
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Degree-educated residents
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Flixton Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Manchester Oxford Road (about 17 min) and Liverpool Lime Street (about 56 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2022).
  • Nearest state secondary school Wellacre Technology Academy 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 (May 2026).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Higher Irlam

What is the typical house price in Higher Irlam?

£225,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +48% against 2017-2019.

How does Higher Irlam compare with the rest of Salford?

Typical house price: 13th lowest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Salford with enough house sales for one. Average household income: 16th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in Salford.

Is Higher Irlam an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Higher Irlam gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.12; 3 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Higher Irlam?

Flixton. Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Manchester Oxford Road (about 17 min) and Liverpool Lime Street (about 56 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Higher Irlam?

Nearest state primary school. St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School. 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Wellacre Technology Academy. 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 (May 2026).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.