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Walkden North East: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Walkden North East neighbourhood of Salford, England (ONS area Salford 003). Headline figures assembled 15 October 2026. Postcodes M28, M38. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near M28 3NR.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

Walkden North East is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Salford (5 of 17 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £230,000 and flats for £110,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Walkden, is about a 14-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

£230,000

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

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£110,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% 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

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.10; 5 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 1 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 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£47,500

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 Walkden North East sits in Salford

Typical house price: joint 14th lowest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Salford with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 20 neighbourhoods in Salford with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 8th highest 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 Walkden North East

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).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Salford, 2016 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

5 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Salford, 2 the other way and 10 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

Plug-in car growth
Schools improving
Air quality
Solar and heat pumps
Catching up with neighbouring areas

Falling behind the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Walkden Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 4.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Blackburn (about 87 min) and Headbolt Lane (45 to 53 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 Paul's CofE Primary School 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Feb 2025).
Nearest state secondary school Kearsley Academy 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2022).

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 Walkden North East

What is the typical house price in Walkden North East?

£230,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +64% against 2017-2019.

How does Walkden North East compare with the rest of Salford?

Typical house price: joint 14th lowest of the 32 neighbourhoods in Salford with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 20 neighbourhoods in Salford with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th highest of 34 neighbourhoods in Salford.

Is Walkden North East an affluent area?

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

Is Walkden North East gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.10; 5 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Walkden North East?

Walkden. Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 4.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Blackburn (about 87 min) and Headbolt Lane (45 to 53 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Walkden North East?

Nearest state primary school. St Paul's CofE Primary School. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Feb 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Kearsley Academy. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2022).

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.