The five most affordable areas to buy a home in Greater Manchester's most expensive borough

In a region as big as Greater Manchester, it's no surprise that house prices fluctuate from one borough to the next. Whilst boroughs such as Bolton, Oldham and Wigan are recognised for having fairly affordable properties, Trafford is notoriously known as the region's most expensive borough to buy a home.

With its affluent areas such as Altrincham, Bowdon and Hale, which boast tree-lined streets and huge mansions, Trafford has the highest house prices of all the region's 10 boroughs. Properties here had an overall average price of £365,746 over the last year, according to Rightmove's latest data.

The majority of sales were semi-detached properties, selling for an average price of £406,684, with terraced properties costing £327,096. On the whole, house prices in Trafford have gone up by 10% since the peak of £332,347 in 2021.

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Despite certain parts of the borough being unaffordable for most, there are some cheaper gems hidden amongst them where you are more likely to find a reasonably priced home.

Using Rightmove's latest house price data retrieved from the HM Land Registry, we've found the cheapest areas to buy a home in Trafford at the moment.

The small town of Partington is Trafford's most affordable area to buy a home. Formerly part of Cheshire, it lies on the southern bank of the Manchester Ship Canal and it's ten miles south-west of Manchester city centre.

Properties in Partington had an overall average price of £233,345 over the last year. The majority of sales in Partington during the last year were semi-detached properties, selling for an average price of £228,477. Terraced houses sold for an average of £182,250, with