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M41 6WP area guide

Who lives in M41 6WP, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Flixton & Moorside
Council
Trafford
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,546 (2024)
At a glance

What M41 6WP is like

M41 6WP is a postcode in the Flixton & Moorside area of Trafford. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,546 people. 81.8% of households own their home, 5.3% rent privately and 11.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 45–49, and 57.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in M41 6 sold for a median of £345,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How M41 6WP compares

Headline figures for M41 6WP, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 26.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.3 nationally.

House pricesMore
£345,000

Median over 70 sales in M41 6, −1.4% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 30 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
78%

Rated good or better across 9 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£51,126

Average annual income before tax, higher than 45% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where M41 6WP differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Few private renters

    Only 5.3% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    81.8% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

M41 6WP FAQs

01
Is M41 6WP a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 26.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 78% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in M41 6WP?

The median sale price over the last year was £345,000.

Homes in M41 6 sold for a median of £345,000 across 70 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.4% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is M41 6WP safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around M41 6WP, below the 31.3 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in M41 6WP?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 45–49, at 7.1% of residents. 81.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (77.1%).
05
Which council covers M41 6WP?

The local authority for M41 6WP is Trafford.

M41 6WP comes under Trafford in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is M41 6WP?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 30 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Flixton Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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