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The town has 7,706 residents and lies in Greater Manchester, North West.
Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: nearly a quarter of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Health is a weak point: life expectancy 74.3 for men, 78.4 for women. Homes sell for a median £239,995, about 4.4 years of what households in the Trafford council area earn. Incomes are on the low side (D): households earn a mean £40,214 a year, and 6.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Partington has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. The other subjects are graded below.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Partington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Partington has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. The other subjects are graded below.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 3 things Partington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 3 buildings inside Partington’s built-up area.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Partington.
Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree. Partington has a median age of 36.7. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, close to Greater Manchester’s towns (16%) and below England’s towns (18%).
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Partington | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearly three in five pupils at the town’s 3 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. GCSE results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: 41% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 44.3.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partington Central AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 373 | C+ |
| Broadoak SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 507 | D |
The nearest A&E to Partington is Wythenshawe Hospital, 6 miles away. Self-reported good health: 76% of the town’s residents. A quarter of residents have a disability, higher than both Greater Manchester’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). 2 GP practices serve the town; 73% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Partington | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.6% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Partington has 3 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. 2% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: nearly a fifth of workers, lower than both Greater Manchester’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (31%). There are 0.4 jobs in Partington for each resident in work. About 13% of its commuters stay in Partington for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up half of households, below both Greater Manchester’s towns (58%) and England’s towns (61%). Just over one in ten households are private tenants. Private rents average £1,369 a month across the Trafford council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £334,995 | 51 |
| Semi-detached | £244,995 | 141 |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 68 |
| Flat or maisonette | £117,500 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Partington. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustDunham Massey Hall3.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseFlixton House2.9 km outside town, to the northeastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustDunham Massey Park3.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumLymm Heritage Centre4.3 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionDinosaur Footprint4.3 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in Greater Manchester, England
Partington is a built-up area of 7,706 people, in the Trafford council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partington | 7,706 | — | — | B− | — | D− |
| Irlam | 19,714 | 1.7 | — | D | — | D |
| Lymm | 11,547 | 2.9 | A | C+ | A− | A− |
| Urmston | 41,728 | 3.6 | — | C− | — | C |
| Altrincham | 49,672 | 4 | — | D | — | B |
| Bowdon | 6,107 | 4.1 | — | D− | — | A |
| Sale | 62,545 | 4.2 | — | D | — | B− |
| High Legh | 1,145 | 4.4 | — | C− | A+ | B+ |
High Legh has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Irlam, Urmston, Altrincham, Bowdon and Sale have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
At the 2021 Census, 12% of Partington’s 7,706 residents were 15 to 24 and 16% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Partington has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · 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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