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Hale area report

Highlights

Hale is a prosperous neighbourhood in Greater Manchester with a median house price of £617,500 and 272 sales in the past 12 months. Detached properties command £1,287,500 while flats average £185,000. Prices have risen 20.7% over five years at £3,985 per square metre. About 95% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Hale, which scores highly across income, employment, education and barriers to services. The median age is 41.1, and 81.7% of homes are owner-occupied. Air quality is moderate for both nitrogen dioxide (11.2 annual mean) and particulate matter (6.5 annual mean), with no flood risk. Broadband is extensive, with 96.2% gigabit coverage. The area contains 8 conservation areas including Hale Station and South Hale, plus 17 listed buildings. Trafford Council administers the neighbourhood, which falls within Altrincham and Sale West constituency.

Data updated 2026/2025. Hale, Greater Manchester — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with Hale’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Greater Manchester, Hale ranks 10th cheapest of 10, 10th most affordable and 3rd best for schools.

What does it cost?

Sold prices in Hale have risen 21% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

About 95% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Hale (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 10 of 10, national basis). Little changed since 2019 (decile 10).

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Has it been a good investment?

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 2.9% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/hale.

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Nearby areas we cover: Hale Barns, Altrincham, Bowdon.

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Hale is a prosperous neighbourhood in Greater Manchester with a median house price of £617,500 and 272 sales in the past 12 months.

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