Photo: Vanbasten 23 · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Old Trafford sell for a median £250,000
That is the middle of 646 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 7.5 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
55% of Old Trafford’s sales are flats and maisonettes
646 homes sold in three years: 11 detached houses, 125 semi-detached houses, 156 terraced houses and 354 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.3 times what a flat does.
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £335K–£730K
- Last 12 months
- £567K5 sold
median sale · 125 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £330K–£452K
- Last 12 months
- £390K39 sold
median sale · 156 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £250K–£336K
- Last 12 months
- £297K54 sold
median sale · 354 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £169K–£250K
- Last 12 months
- £175K27 sold
- New build
- £205K
A flat market: 55% of homes sold are flats
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Old Trafford’s homes sold for between £187K and £325K
One sale in ten was under £155K and one in ten over £423K. 49% sold for under £250K.
The median, £250,000, sits in the £250–300K band
646 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 7.5 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £40,000 in 1995 to £300,000 in the last 12 months (£126,750 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
125 sales in the last 12 months, against 591 in 2021, the busiest year, and 126 in 2008. Sales fell by 52% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 15%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 148% more sales than 2020.
Old Trafford costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Old Trafford, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £55K | £74K | £200K | — | — | — | £567K |
| Semi-detached houses | £50K | £73K | £165K | £180K | £216K | £299K | £390K |
| Terraced houses | £32K | £41K | £126K | £135K | £165K | £263K | £297K |
| Flats and maisonettes | £30K | £50K | £125K | £66K | £116K | £150K | £175K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
New builds have slowed: 1% of sales in the last 12 months, after 63% in 2019
1,834 new homes have been sold in Old Trafford since 1995; the share peaked at 63% in 2019.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £204,995
against £295,000 for a home sold on, 31% less, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
83% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 63% sold leasehold in Old Trafford. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Pomona Strand is Old Trafford’s busiest street, with 139 sales in three years
21 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 6 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pomona Strand | M16 | 139 | £209,995 | Mostly flats · new builds |
| 2 | Seymour Grove | M16 | 127 | £220,000 | Mostly flats · new builds |
| 3 | Talbot Road | M16 | 29 | £189,000 | Mostly flats · new builds |
| 4 | Kings Road | M16 | 21 | £360,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Chester Road | M16 | 17 | £210,000 | Mostly flats |
| 6 | Ayres Road | M16 | 13 | £410,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Fulford Street | M16 | 9 | £336,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Norton Street | M16 | 9 | £283,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Premier Street | M16 | 9 | £250,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Wharf End | M17 | 8 | £227,500 | Mostly flats |
| 11 | Montague Road | M16 | 8 | £161,750 | Mostly flats |
| 12 | Great Stone Road (M16) | M16 | 7 | £431,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Worthington Street | M16 | 7 | £225,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Rye Bank Road | M16 | 6 | £457,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Warwick Road South | M16 | 6 | £372,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Rye Bank Road: £457,500
Montague Road: £161,750
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.8 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Old Trafford is the 30th most expensive of 81 towns in Greater Manchester
Old Trafford is in the middle of Greater Manchester’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Greater Manchester with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Old Trafford’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Salford.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Trafford | — | £250K | 125 | +67% |
| Stretford | 1.8 | £291K | 243 | +66% |
| Manchester | 2.1 | £255K | 3,241 | +67% |
| Salford | 2.3 | £220K | 856 | +52% |
| Sale | 3.6 | £380K | 696 | +57% |
| Pendlebury | 3.7 | £265K | 7 | — |
| Eccles | 3.9 | £232K | 416 | +85% |
| Urmston | 4 | £332K | 462 | +50% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Old Trafford
What is the average house price in Old Trafford?
The median home in Old Trafford sold for £250,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 646 standard sales (£300,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £442,500, semi-detached houses £390,000, terraced houses £290,000 and flats and maisonettes £195,500.
Are house prices going up in Old Trafford?
The median was £333,500 in 2025, up 29% on 2024 (£259,093), and £300,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Old Trafford each year?
125 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 286 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Old Trafford?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Rye Bank Road (M16, £457,500), Great Stone Road (M16, £431,000) and Ayres Road (M16, £410,250).
How much does a new build cost in Old Trafford?
New homes sold for a median £204,995 over three years, against £295,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 42% of sales.
Is Old Trafford expensive for Greater Manchester?
Old Trafford is the 26th most expensive of 81 towns of 2,500 or more in Greater Manchester by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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