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WA15 8

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8,462 people · median £470,000 · Trafford

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Among the least deprivedGood for schools

Trafford Council · Labour-controlled 35/63 seats · 56% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population8,462

0–14

22%

15–24

10%

25–44

24%

45–64

26%

65+

19%

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Median age41.9

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate60%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents4.7%

Self-employed · of people in work15.7%

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Retired21.5%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified54%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications10.5%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health84%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.46/10

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Happiness7.28/10

Feels worthwhile7.71/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.55/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 9/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 85% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 9/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 9/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 85% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 9 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

8.8/10

Employment

8.7/10

Education & skills

9.3/10

Health & disability

8.6/10

Crime

7.4/10

Housing & services

7.1/10

Living environment

6.0/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

78%

own their home

75%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 17%

ONS Census 2021

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