Stretford
Stretford is covered by postcode districts M16, M32 and M41. It is in the Trafford council area, England.
Every postcode in Stretford, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 5
- At medium risk at worst: 0
- At low risk at worst: 71
- At very low risk only: 3
- Not on the at-risk list: 507
Of the 586 postcodes in Stretford that ONS places, 5 have a home or business at high risk, 71 are at low risk at worst, 3 are at very low risk only and 507 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.4499, longitude -2.3103. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
What is it like to live in Stretford?
Homes sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 515 of the 546 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 38 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 79 of its 586 postcodes. It has 8 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes, or more. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Trafford Park, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Stretford?
Homes in Stretford sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 239 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £290,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £290,000
■ no change on the 12 months before
Across the whole M32 district, Stretford's main postcode district: a typical £290,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Stretford: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Stretford?
21 of the 586 postcodes now in use in Stretford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 303 homes sold in Stretford were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the M32 district, 0%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Stretford | Across the M32 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 239 (0%) | 0 of 246 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 303 (0%) | 0 of 323 (0%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Stretford?
Ofcom reports on 546 of the 586 postcodes in Stretford. At 515 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Stretford at risk of flooding?
79 of the 586 postcodes in Stretford have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 38 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Stretford?
The open schools at the postcodes in Stretford (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Victoria Park Infant School100 m 203 pupils, 232 places
- St Ann's RC Primary School250 m 415 pupils, 463 places
- Victoria Park Junior School400 m 230 pupils, 240 places
- Moss Park Primary School850 m 464 pupils, 436 places
- Gorse Hill Primary School1.0 km 302 pupils, 279 places
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School1.0 km 141 pupils, 235 places
- Longford Park School1.0 km 90 pupils, 87 places
- St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School1.8 km 324 pupils, 315 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Stretford?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Stretford is Trafford Park Rail Station, 550 m away in a straight line.
- Trafford Park Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
- Humphrey Park Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
- Manchester United FC Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
- Stretford (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 600 mWalk
- Old Trafford (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 1.8 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Stretford?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Stretford. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Delamere Medical Practice200 m
- North Trafford Group Practice850 m
- Lostock Medical Centre1.3 km
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Stretford safe? Crime recorded around it
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Stretford. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Stretford?
- Council
- Trafford
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- MP
- Andrew Western (Labour)
All 586 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Stretford
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Trafford about council tax Council tax, on trafford.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Stretford
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Stretford postcodes
586 postcodes in use in Stretford, by district:
Those districts are all in the M postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Stretford
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Stretford's £290,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Stretford
- What is it like to live in Stretford?
- Homes sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 515 of the 546 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 38 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 79 of its 586 postcodes. It has 8 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes, or more. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Trafford Park, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Stretford?
- Stretford is covered by postcode districts M16, M32 and M41, across 586 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Stretford in?
- Stretford is in the Trafford council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Stretford?
- Stretford is in the Stretford and Urmston parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Andrew Western (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Stretford?
- Homes in Stretford sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 239 sales, no change on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Stretford?
- In Stretford, primary schools at its postcodes include Victoria Park Infant School, St Ann's RC Primary School and Victoria Park Junior School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Stretford Grammar School, Stretford High School and Lostock High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Stretford have a railway station?
- Yes: Trafford Park is 550 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Stretford, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Stretford?
- Ofcom reports on 546 of the 586 postcodes in Stretford. At 515 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Stretford at risk of flooding?
- 79 of the 586 postcodes in Stretford have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 38 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Stretford?
- 21 of the 586 postcodes now in use in Stretford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 303 homes sold in Stretford were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the M32 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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