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Swinton Newtown: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Swinton Newtown neighbourhood of Salford, England (ONS area Salford 006). Headline figures assembled 15 October 2026. Postcodes M27. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near M27 9TP.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Salford

Swinton Newtown is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Salford (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £225,000 and flats for £115,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Moorside, is about an 8-minute walk 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

£225,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +64% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£115,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +49% 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

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£38,800

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Swinton Newtown sits in Salford

  • Typical house price: 12th lowest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Salford with enough house sales for one
  • Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 20 neighbourhoods in Salford with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 9th 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 Swinton Newtown

House prices: Swinton Newtown against Salford: This neighbourhood £39k (1995) to £220k (2026); Salford £39k (1995) to £260k (2026).£67k£232k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£220kSalford£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).
Flat prices: Swinton Newtown against Salford: This neighbourhood £79k (2006) to £130k (2025); Salford £115k (2006) to £154k (2026).£78k£156k2026202320202017201420112006This neighbourhood£130kSalford£154k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Salford, 2006 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

2 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Salford, 1 the other way and 15 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

  • Air quality
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas

Falling behind the borough

  • Schools improving

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Moorside Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (600 m in a straight line). About 2.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 107 min) and Wigan Wallgate (about 27 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 Mossfield Primary School 270 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Co-op Academy Swinton 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024).

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 Swinton Newtown

What is the typical house price in Swinton Newtown?

£225,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +64% against 2017-2019.

How does Swinton Newtown compare with the rest of Salford?

Typical house price: 12th lowest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Salford with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 20 neighbourhoods in Salford with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th lowest of 34 neighbourhoods in Salford.

Is Swinton Newtown an affluent area?

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

Is Swinton Newtown gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Swinton Newtown?

Moorside. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (600 m in a straight line). About 2.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 107 min) and Wigan Wallgate (about 27 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Swinton Newtown?

Nearest state primary school. Mossfield Primary School. 270 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Co-op Academy Swinton. 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024).

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.