Salford Property Market: House Prices, Sold Data & Development Finance, Q3 2026 Edition

Salford: MediaCityUK anchor driving Salford Quays and Crescent waterfront residential development.

The Salford property market recorded 4,049 residential sales in the 12 months to 31 May 2026, with a median sale price of £225,000. This places Salford £10k above the Greater Manchester county median of £215,500, and £60k below the approximate UK median of £285,000.

Prices in Salford have been broadly stable, a year-on-year change of 0%. Within Greater Manchester, Salford ranks 5th by price out of 10 principal towns, and 5th by transaction volume.

On a quarterly view, Salford median prices moved from £219,975 in Q3 2024 to £221,000 in Q4 2025, a change of +0.5% over 5 quarters. Salford has now recorded 3 consecutive quarters of price falls. The most recent quarter is excluded because HM Land Registry registrations for it are still incomplete.

Property prices in Salford vary significantly by type. The table below compares Salford prices with Greater Manchester county averages and UK national figures.

Detached homes in Salford command £386,000, while flat properties are most accessible at £155,000. The £231k spread between the most and least expensive types indicates a diverse market with opportunities across the development spectrum.

HM Land Registry has so far registered 118 new-build sales in Salford for the past 12 months, 2.9% of registered transactions. New-build sales are typically registered 6 to 18 months after completion, so this understates current delivery and is not a completions figure.

On those registered sales, new builds in Salford sold at a premium of 33.9% to existing stock.

Across the wider Greater Manchester market, 962 new-build sales have registered so far. See our Greater Manchester property market report for the full county picture.

The table below shows the most recently registered residential sales in Salford, evidence of achieved prices for buyers, sellers and developers:

These transactions are sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and represent completed, registered sales. The range from £230,000 to £395,000 illustrates the breadth of the Salford market.

For developers considering Salford, the local market data translates directly into finance structuring. With a median value of £225,000 and detached homes at £386,000, lenders can assess scheme viability with confidence.

A typical development finance facility for a scheme in Salford with a GDV of £386,000 would attract senior debt of approximately £250,900 at 65% LTGDV. Mezzanine finance can stretch total borrowing to 85-90% of costs, while bridging loans enable rapid site acquisitions completing in as little as 5 working days.

While prices have remained flat year-on-year, experienced developers can still generate strong returns in Salford by targeting well-located sites with clear demand drivers.

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To put Salford's market in context, the table below compares it with similarly-priced towns across Greater Manchester:

For the full Greater Manchester town-by-town breakdown, see our comprehensive Greater Manchester property market report.