Renting in Salford

Average Rent in Salford

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The average rent in Salford is £1,288/mo, with 2,252 live listings across 4 portals from £490/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Salford rental appears.

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Renting in Salford

What it costs to rent in Salford

Salford currently has 2,252 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,288 a month. 24 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 13% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is M6 8QU at around £725/mo, while U6 sits nearer £2,115/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Salford rental market at a glance

2,252

Active rentals in Salford

£1,288/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Salford

Median monthly rent, based on 2,252 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,100/mo	695
2 bed	£1,350/mo	1014
3 bed	£1,625/mo	333
4+ bed	£2,340/mo	110

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Salford rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Salford. Latest: £1,161/mo (Mar 26, +4.7% YoY).

Latest

£1,161

Mar 26

Annual

+4.7%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£794

Apr 21

Total change

+46%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Salford pay goes on rent?

Renters in Salford spend an estimated 46% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,161/mo

£13,932/yr

Median pay

£30,495/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

46%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Salford

Most Salford homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 134,060 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.04

≈ Band B–C

Stock

134k

134,060 properties

A
47%63,280
B
23%30,700
C
16%21,660
D
9%12,090
E
3%3,880
F
1%1,470
G
1%880
H
0%100

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Salford

87% of Salford premises can already get full-fibre and 94% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

87%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

94%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

477 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
87%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Salford), July 2025, covering 131,101 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Salford homes

63% of Salford homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

63%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

37%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

139k

138,691 EPCs

A
0%625
B
21%28,522
C
42%58,749
D
26%36,543
E
8%11,571
F
1%1,960
G
1%721

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Salford. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Salford

11 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Salford centroid. The five closest:

1
Acer Academy, Salford
Not applicable · Free schools special · M5 5DP
0.33 mi
2
Willow Tree Primary School
Primary · Community school · M6 5TJ
0.34 mi
3
Lark Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · M5 4BJ
0.35 mi
4
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK
Secondary · University technical college · M50 2UW
0.37 mi
5
Holy Family VA RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · M6 5WX
0.56 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Salford centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Salford

Flats & apartments

1824

87% of listings

Houses

266

13% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Salford — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 51% of the 267 houses currently advertised in Salford.

Terraced
51%137
Semi-detached
24%64
Other house
19%51
Detached
5%14
Bungalow
0%1

Rent by postcode

Where Salford rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,498 live listings in 20 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Salford

1U6£2,115/mo3 rentals
2U2£1,700/mo5 rentals
3M1£1,625/mo8 rentals

Cheapest in Salford

1M6 8QU£725/mo6 rentals
2M27£800/mo55 rentals
3M16£888/mo9 rentals

Features · Salford

Garden, parking, and floor area in Salford

Live signal across 2,252 Salford rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

81%

of 369 Salford listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

81%

of 469 Salford listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£2.17 /sqft

Median 657 sqft across 429 Salford listings that publish floor area.

Area safety

Safety in Salford

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Salford has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 72 of 72 postcode districts analysed, the median was 70 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Salford is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

70 crimes per area (median)
72 of 72 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Salford ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Salford

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Swinton has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Salford.

Swinton
No data available this month · pop. ~24,000
0.0
per 1k
Eccles
Most common: Violent crime (1) · pop. ~36,000
0.0
per 1k
Pendleton
No data available this month · pop. ~10,000
0.0
per 1k
Walkden
No data available this month · pop. ~25,000
0.0
per 1k
Worsley
No data available this month · pop. ~11,000
0.0
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Salford listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Salford.

Rightmove

1755

OpenRent

274

OnTheMarket

218

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Salford — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Salford?

The median rent in Salford is £1288/month based on 2252 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Salford?

There are currently 2252 rental properties available in Salford, with 24 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Salford safe for renters?

Salford has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 70 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Salford?

The most commonly reported crime category in Salford is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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