Trafford

Key figures

15 of 16 measures have a published figure for Trafford · no figure for recorded crime. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for Trafford, not our estimates.

• 2,129 births and 2,081 deaths: natural change added 48 people.
• Moves within the UK (net) added 823 people.
• International migration (net) added 476 people.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) added 16.
• Altogether the population grew by 1,363 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in Trafford: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for Trafford’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in Trafford moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

average house price rose faster than pay over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Labour (2026) — Labour 35, Conservative 12, Liberal Democrat 7, Green 7, Reform UK 2 of 63 seats.

Since 2016: Conservative (2016–2017); Labour (largest party, no overall majority) (2018); Labour (2019–2026)

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How Trafford’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

23 recorded offences in the 12 months to August 2022. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 9.2% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£42,973
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20262,129people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 2013226,578people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 2022235,052people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026226,578people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026235,053people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026226,578people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026235,053people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026235,046people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026226,578people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026235,052people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026226,578people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026235,055people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 3.4% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20264,435people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · up 0.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20263%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 8.0% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£2,292
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20262,081people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20253,454kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202511.7%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 202612,979kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 8.9 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20269.7%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 9.7% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£396,811
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202515
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20254.3%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202517.1%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026823people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20262,259people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026476people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,783people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 202648people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 202616people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 0.9% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025241,025people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · up 0.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 20262.5%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 2.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£1,367
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 11.3% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£869

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for Trafford; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for Trafford, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £1,644Year ending March 2021→£2,292Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In Trafford, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,644 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,292 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £648 or 39.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £2,292 in the year ending March 2027 − £1,644 in the year ending March 2021 = £648, which is 39.4% of the figure for the year ending March 2021.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 2,291.70 and 1,644.14, and 2,291.70 − 1,644.14 = 647.56.

  7 published years spanning 6 years, from MHCLG. Years before the current series come from Band D council tax by billing authority, 2020-21 to 2024-25, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Trafford, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,644 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,292 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £648 or 39.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• £28,0312008→£42,9732025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Trafford, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £28,031 in 2008 to £42,973 in 2025, a change of £14,942 or 53.3%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £42,973 in 2025 − £28,031 in 2008 = £14,942, which is 53.3% of the figure for 2008.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Trafford, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £28,031 in 2008 to £42,973 in 2025, a change of £14,942 or 53.3%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £5182008→£8692025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Trafford, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £518 in 2008 to £869 in 2025, a change of £351 or 67.9%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £869 in 2025 − £518 in 2008 = £351, which is 67.9% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 869.00 and 517.70, and 869.00 − 517.70 = 351.30.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Trafford, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £518 in 2008 to £869 in 2025, a change of £351 or 67.9%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• 592Year to mid-2012→823Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In Trafford, net internal migration by local authority rose from 592 in Year to mid-2012 to 823 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 231 or 39.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  823 in Year to mid-2025 − 592 in Year to mid-2012 = 231, which is 39.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Trafford, net internal migration by local authority rose from 592 in Year to mid-2012 to 823 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 231 or 39.0% (ONS).

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• 1,256Year to mid-2012→2,259Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In Trafford, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,256 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,259 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,003 or 79.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  2,259 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,256 in Year to mid-2012 = 1,003, which is 79.9% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Trafford, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,256 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,259 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,003 or 79.9% (ONS).

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• 1,252Year to mid-2012→1,783Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In Trafford, international migration out of a local authority rose from 1,252 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,783 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 531 or 42.4% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,783 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,252 in Year to mid-2012 = 531, which is 42.4% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Trafford, international migration out of a local authority rose from 1,252 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,783 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 531 or 42.4% (ONS).

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• 4Year to mid-2012→476Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In Trafford, net international migration by local authority rose from 4 in Year to mid-2012 to 476 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 472 or 11800.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  476 in Year to mid-2025 − 4 in Year to mid-2012 = 472, which is 11800.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Trafford, net international migration by local authority rose from 4 in Year to mid-2012 to 476 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 472 or 11800.0% (ONS).

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• 2,895Year to mid-2012→2,129Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In Trafford, births by local authority fell from 2,895 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,129 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 766 or 26.5% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  2,129 in Year to mid-2025 − 2,895 in Year to mid-2012 = −766, which is 26.5% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Trafford, births by local authority fell from 2,895 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,129 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 766 or 26.5% (ONS).

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• 1,872Year to mid-2012→2,081Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In Trafford, deaths by local authority rose from 1,872 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,081 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 209 or 11.2% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  2,081 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,872 in Year to mid-2012 = 209, which is 11.2% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Trafford, deaths by local authority rose from 1,872 in Year to mid-2012 to 2,081 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 209 or 11.2% (ONS).

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• 1,023Year to mid-2012→48Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In Trafford, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 1,023 in Year to mid-2012 to 48 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 975 or 95.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  48 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,023 in Year to mid-2012 = −975, which is 95.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Trafford, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 1,023 in Year to mid-2012 to 48 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 975 or 95.3% (ONS).

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• -198Year to mid-2012→16Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In Trafford, other population change by local authority rose from -198 in Year to mid-2012 to 16 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 214 or 108.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  16 in Year to mid-2025 − -198 in Year to mid-2012 = 214, which is 108.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Trafford, other population change by local authority rose from -198 in Year to mid-2012 to 16 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 214 or 108.1% (ONS).

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Compare Trafford with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• Trafford and Birmingham
• Trafford and Leeds
• Trafford and North Yorkshire
• Trafford and Somerset
• Trafford and Cornwall
• Trafford and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Nearby areas

The closest other local authorities, each with its own report card and a side-by-side comparison:

• Cheshire East · compare
• Manchester · compare
• Salford · compare
• Warrington · compare

Areas like Trafford

The local authorities whose published rents, pay, house prices, council tax and claimant count sit closest to Trafford’s, wherever they are in the UK. Computed from the figures, not curated.

• Bracknell Forest · compare
• Basingstoke and Deane · compare
• Castle Point · compare
• Maldon · compare
• Bexley · compare
• Chelmsford · compare

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for Trafford said then and says now, with the periods named. Trafford since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for Trafford are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.