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Clifton

Middle area

North Salford. 6,017 people in 2.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by middle area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Clifton, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£201,500
Joint 1,559th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,844
2,556th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Clifton

Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

How Clifton compares

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Median sale price33 middle areas, Salford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Salford33 areas from £168,000 to £455,000. The middle area is £230,000. Clifton is £201,500.
£201,5005th cheapest
Population34 middle areas, Salford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Salford34 areas from 5,123 to 13,344. The middle area is 7,498. Clifton is 5,844.
5,8445th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage34 middle areas, Salford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Salford34 areas from 80.9% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.5%. Clifton is 98.2%.
98.2%11th highest
Claimant rate34 middle areas, Salford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Salford34 areas from 1.5% to 9.6%. The middle area is 4.9%. Clifton is 4.7%.
4.7%joint 15th lowest

What is the population of Clifton?

Clifton had 5,844 usual residents at the census.

Clifton is the 2,556th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Salford

These figures are published for the whole of Salford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Salford and not Clifton alone. See Salford

Average house price
£229,462
Up 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,958
61st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.3
24th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Clifton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Clifton was £201,500 in 2025.

Clifton had 5,844 usual residents at the census.

In Clifton, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Clifton, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.