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Forebay Drive, Irlam, Manchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Forebay Drive, Irlam, Manchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/manchester-greater-manchester/forebay-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for M44 6RT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£116,625
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£106,540
25 sales
Price range
£82k – £124k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Sep 2026
M44 6RT

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At a glance

House prices£117k average59% below the Manchester average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station21 min walkIrlam station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 31 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

25 property sales on Forebay Drive, Irlam, Manchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £116,625. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £106,540. Average sale prices rose from £92,500 in 2016 to £116,167 in 2026 (+26%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 59% below the Manchester average of £284,352 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Forebay Drive range from £81,500 to £123,500. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 1,701 streets in Manchester with at least two sales in the last year, Forebay Drive ranks 1680th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Forebay Drive compared

Forebay Drive£116,625
M44 postcode area£239,260
Manchester£284,352
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all M44 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £92,500 (2 sales)2016£93k2017: £81,500 (1 sales)2017£82k2018: £97,498 (2 sales)2018£97k2019: £101,500 (4 sales)2019£102k2020: £110,000 (1 sales)2020£110k2021: £103,000 (2 sales)2021£103k2022: £111,125 (4 sales)2022£111k2023: £116,000 (1 sales)2023£116k2024: £117,750 (2 sales)2024£118k2025: £111,833 (3 sales)2025£112k2026: £116,167 (3 sales)2026£116k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 31 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat25£106,54016 Sep 2026

Sold prices on Forebay Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Apartment 30, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 16 Sep 2026£123,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 37, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 5 May 2026£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 38, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 16 Jan 2026£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 7, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 18 Dec 2025£118,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 12, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 24 Apr 2025£122,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 39, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 17 Feb 2025£95,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 36, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 4 Oct 2024£118,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 26, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 28 Jun 2024£117,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 20, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 2 Oct 2023£116,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 30, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 2 Nov 2022£112,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 1, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 18 Oct 2022£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 4, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 29 Sep 2022£112,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 40, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 30 Jun 2022£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 25, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 29 Apr 2022£105,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 14, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 8 Apr 2022£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 22, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 19 Aug 2021£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 34, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 10 Jun 2021£96,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 18 Dec 2020£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 35, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 12 Mar 2020£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 11, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 5 Nov 2019£105,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 30 May 2019£98,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 24 Apr 2019£107,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 37, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 4 Jan 2019£96,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 37, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 21 Dec 2018£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 1 Jun 2018£89,995 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 31, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 16 Mar 2018£105,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 23, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 24 Jul 2017£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 31, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 30 Jun 2017£81,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 28 Oct 2016£76,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 11, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 13 May 2016£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, The Locks, Forebay Drive M44 6RT 29 Apr 2016£95,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Apartment 30, The Locks, Forebay Drive £112,500 (Nov 2022) → £123,500 (Sep 2026) +10%
over 4 yrs
Apartment 37, The Locks, Forebay Drive £100,000 (Dec 2018) → £110,000 (May 2026) +10%
over 7 yrs
Apartment 10, The Locks, Forebay Drive £76,000 (Oct 2016) → £89,995 (Jun 2018) → £107,000 (Apr 2019) → £110,000 (Dec 2020) +45%
over 4 yrs
Apartment 11, The Locks, Forebay Drive £90,000 (May 2016) → £105,000 (Nov 2019) +17%
over 3 yrs
Apartment 2, The Locks, Forebay Drive £95,000 (Apr 2016) → £98,000 (May 2019) +3%
over 3 yrs
Apartment 31, The Locks, Forebay Drive £81,500 (Jun 2017) → £105,000 (Mar 2018) +29%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Forebay Drive

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Forebay Drive in the latest month.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Forebay Drive is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston Flood alert area
  • Lower River Irwell catchment including areas in Greater Manchester Flood alert area
  • River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Flood alert area
  • River Mersey at Flixton Village Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Forebay Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Irlam Primary School 456 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Irlam Endowed Primary School 226 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School 142 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Delamere School 135 pupils Community special school 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
Wellacre Technology Academy 727 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Moss Valley Primary Academy 183 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School 182 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Acre Hall Primary School 297 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Irlam station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Flixton station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
  • Chassen Road station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fairhills Road (W-bound, Fairhills Rd) 4 min walk
  • Riverside Avenue (nr, Broadway) 4 min walk
  • Fairhills Road (E-bound, Fairhills Rd) 5 min walk
  • Harewood Road (nr, Ferry Road) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • (Irlam) Salford Care Ctrs Medical Practi
    125 Liverpool Road, Irlam, Manchester · 0.5 mi
  • Chapel Group Medical Centre
    220 Liverpool Road, Irlam, Manchester · 0.5 mi
  • The Mosslands Medical Practice
    Macdonald Road, Irlam, Manchester · 0.9 mi
  • Urmston Group Practice
    6 Woodsend Crescent Road, Urmston, Manchester · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Liverpool Rd Irlam Express · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Irlam Extra · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Urmston 123 Irlam Road · 0.6 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Irlam · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • M44 Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Liverpool Road Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Liverpool Road (dental Surgery) · 0.5 mi
  • Parkside Dental Care · 0.8 mi
  • Kiss Dental Flixton · 1.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.8%62.5%
Private rented21.0%20.3%
Social rented12.0%17.1%
Households1,048

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.9%64.1%
Aged 65+12.3%18.6%
Residents2,549

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks99%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Salford with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Forebay Drive

Ethnic group

HereSalford
White88.9%82.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%5.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%6.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%3.2%
Other ethnic group1.5%2.9%

Religion

HereSalford
Christian55.1%47.7%
No religion36.5%35.6%
Not answered3.3%6%
Muslim3.1%5%
Sikh0.8%–
Buddhist0.7%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.8%
Other religion0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereSalford
Born in the UK91.3%81%
Born outside the UK8.7%19%

Highest qualification

HereSalford
Level 4 qualifications and above31.1%33.5%
Level 3 qualifications18.8%17%
Level 2 qualifications16.9%12.6%
No qualifications14.3%19.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%9.2%
Apprenticeship6.1%5.4%
Other qualifications2%2.6%

General health

HereSalford
Very good health53.7%49.8%
Good health32.4%31.9%
Fair health10.3%12.3%
Bad health2.7%4.6%
Very bad health0.9%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereSalford
1 car or van in household42.4%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household34.2%19.3%
No cars or vans in household16.6%33.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%4.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Salford.

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