Salford in figures

A profile of Salford from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Salford was 297,004 in 2025, up 1.2% from 2024.

Population297,0042025Up 1.2% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over12.6%2025Unchanged from 2024
Foreign-born population share19%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June7432025Compared with 630 in 2024
220K240K260K280K300K201120142017202020252011: 234,487 persons2012: 237,421 persons2013: 239,718 persons2014: 242,602 persons2015: 246,942 persons2016: 251,562 persons2017: 255,090 persons2018: 259,224 persons2019: 263,611 persons2020: 266,090 persons2021: 270,866 persons2022: 279,964 persons2023: 286,990 persons2024: 293,508 persons2025: 297,004 persons220K240K260K280K300K20112016202120252011: 234,487 persons2012: 237,421 persons2013: 239,718 persons2014: 242,602 persons2015: 246,942 persons2016: 251,562 persons2017: 255,090 persons2018: 259,224 persons2019: 263,611 persons2020: 266,090 persons2021: 270,866 persons2022: 279,964 persons2023: 286,990 persons2024: 293,508 persons2025: 297,004 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Salford (pounds sterling) was £12.11 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 4.4% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£12.11 billion2024, provisionalUp 4.4% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£41,1372024, provisionalUp 1.9% from 2023
2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K14K20002004200820122016202020242000: 3,990 GBP million2001: 4,197 GBP million2002: 4,351 GBP million2003: 4,576 GBP million2004: 4,975 GBP million2005: 5,383 GBP million2006: 5,708 GBP million2007: 6,018 GBP million2008: 6,119 GBP million2009: 6,078 GBP million2010: 6,207 GBP million2011: 6,306 GBP million2012: 6,601 GBP million2013: 7,192 GBP million2014: 7,677 GBP million2015: 7,796 GBP million2016: 7,665 GBP million2017: 7,923 GBP million2018: 8,529 GBP million2019: 9,047 GBP million2020: 9,344 GBP million2021: 10,003 GBP million2022: 11,338 GBP million2023: 11,597 GBP million2024: 12,109 GBP million2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K2000200920242000: 3,990 GBP million2001: 4,197 GBP million2002: 4,351 GBP million2003: 4,576 GBP million2004: 4,975 GBP million2005: 5,383 GBP million2006: 5,708 GBP million2007: 6,018 GBP million2008: 6,119 GBP million2009: 6,078 GBP million2010: 6,207 GBP million2011: 6,306 GBP million2012: 6,601 GBP million2013: 7,192 GBP million2014: 7,677 GBP million2015: 7,796 GBP million2016: 7,665 GBP million2017: 7,923 GBP million2018: 8,529 GBP million2019: 9,047 GBP million2020: 9,344 GBP million2021: 10,003 GBP million2022: 11,338 GBP million2023: 11,597 GBP million2024: 12,109 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Salford (pounds sterling) was £229,462 (provisional) in July 2026, up 0.3% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£229,462July 2026, provisionalUp 0.3% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly0.3%July 2026, provisionalDown 4.3 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,170August 2026, provisionalUp 3.4% from August 2025
180K200K220K240K260K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 193,412 GBP2021-08: 198,318 GBP2021-09: 199,697 GBP2021-10: 199,016 GBP2021-11: 204,041 GBP2021-12: 208,167 GBP2022-01: 208,471 GBP2022-02: 206,335 GBP2022-03: 205,999 GBP2022-04: 206,875 GBP2022-05: 208,247 GBP2022-06: 208,113 GBP2022-07: 210,200 GBP2022-08: 210,033 GBP2022-09: 220,748 GBP2022-10: 223,998 GBP2022-11: 225,418 GBP2022-12: 217,938 GBP2023-01: 215,807 GBP2023-02: 215,217 GBP2023-03: 210,305 GBP2023-04: 207,164 GBP2023-05: 206,134 GBP2023-06: 206,737 GBP2023-07: 208,993 GBP2023-08: 210,306 GBP2023-09: 213,222 GBP2023-10: 214,733 GBP2023-11: 212,867 GBP2023-12: 213,093 GBP2024-01: 210,566 GBP2024-02: 210,200 GBP2024-03: 209,984 GBP2024-04: 213,769 GBP2024-05: 216,813 GBP2024-06: 218,359 GBP2024-07: 218,891 GBP2024-08: 217,574 GBP2024-09: 220,286 GBP2024-10: 219,991 GBP2024-11: 223,631 GBP2024-12: 221,151 GBP2025-01: 221,940 GBP2025-02: 220,530 GBP2025-03: 230,565 GBP2025-04: 239,342 GBP2025-05: 246,247 GBP2025-06: 237,611 GBP2025-07: 228,868 GBP2025-08: 227,164 GBP2025-09: 229,926 GBP2025-10: 232,156 GBP2025-11: 231,881 GBP2025-12: 230,382 GBP2026-01: 228,176 GBP2026-02: 227,341 GBP2026-03: 227,564 GBP2026-04: 231,067 GBP2026-05: 231,999 GBP2026-06: 230,195 GBP2026-07: 229,462 GBP180K200K220K240K260K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 193,412 GBP2021-08: 198,318 GBP2021-09: 199,697 GBP2021-10: 199,016 GBP2021-11: 204,041 GBP2021-12: 208,167 GBP2022-01: 208,471 GBP2022-02: 206,335 GBP2022-03: 205,999 GBP2022-04: 206,875 GBP2022-05: 208,247 GBP2022-06: 208,113 GBP2022-07: 210,200 GBP2022-08: 210,033 GBP2022-09: 220,748 GBP2022-10: 223,998 GBP2022-11: 225,418 GBP2022-12: 217,938 GBP2023-01: 215,807 GBP2023-02: 215,217 GBP2023-03: 210,305 GBP2023-04: 207,164 GBP2023-05: 206,134 GBP2023-06: 206,737 GBP2023-07: 208,993 GBP2023-08: 210,306 GBP2023-09: 213,222 GBP2023-10: 214,733 GBP2023-11: 212,867 GBP2023-12: 213,093 GBP2024-01: 210,566 GBP2024-02: 210,200 GBP2024-03: 209,984 GBP2024-04: 213,769 GBP2024-05: 216,813 GBP2024-06: 218,359 GBP2024-07: 218,891 GBP2024-08: 217,574 GBP2024-09: 220,286 GBP2024-10: 219,991 GBP2024-11: 223,631 GBP2024-12: 221,151 GBP2025-01: 221,940 GBP2025-02: 220,530 GBP2025-03: 230,565 GBP2025-04: 239,342 GBP2025-05: 246,247 GBP2025-06: 237,611 GBP2025-07: 228,868 GBP2025-08: 227,164 GBP2025-09: 229,926 GBP2025-10: 232,156 GBP2025-11: 231,881 GBP2025-12: 230,382 GBP2026-01: 228,176 GBP2026-02: 227,341 GBP2026-03: 227,564 GBP2026-04: 231,067 GBP2026-05: 231,999 GBP2026-06: 230,195 GBP2026-07: 229,462 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Salford were 11,365 in 2024, down 0.7% from 2023.

Active enterprises11,3652024Down 0.7% from 2023
Enterprise births1,5102024Unchanged from 2023
10.6K10.8K11K11.2K11.4K11.6K2019202020212022202320242019: 11,425 count2020: 10,710 count2021: 11,145 count2022: 11,320 count2023: 11,440 count2024: 11,365 count10.6K10.8K11K11.2K11.4K11.6K2019202120242019: 11,425 count2020: 10,710 count2021: 11,145 count2022: 11,320 count2023: 11,440 count2024: 11,365 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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