Overview
Trading Places Urmston is an estate and letting agent based at 42 Flixton Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 5AB. The business trades from 2 offices under the same website (tradingplaces.co.uk). The registered business name is Moving Onwards Limited. Companies House number 12490719. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.
In 2025 home.co.uk recorded Trading Places Urmston in 3 local agent league tables on 4 occasions. At its best it ranked 1st of 18 agents in Urmston (August 2025), with 39 homes for sale of 172 in the area (23% share). In the most recent capture (August 2025) it was 1st of 18 in Urmston with 39 homes, a 23% share.
Homes in the M41 postcode district sold for a median £350,000 across 462 sales in the last 12 months. Across Trafford the average price is £400,688 (July 2026), +60.8% over ten years and 6.9× its January 1995 level. 11 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in M41.
Market position and ranking
How Trading Places Urmston has ranked against every other agent advertising homes in the same towns, from home.co.uk league tables captured by the Internet Archive between 2025 and 2025.
Homes for sale over time
Homes this branch was advertising, by town league table
Share of local stock
Its homes as a share of all homes for sale in the town
League position
Rank among all agents in the town (1 = most homes)
Ranking by location, latest capture
| Location | Captured | Rank | Homes for sale | Share of local stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urmston | 2025-08 | 1of 18 | 39of 172 | 23% |
| Partington | 2025-02 | 2of 16 | 9of 58 | 15% |
| M33 | 2025-02 | 14of 20+ | 3of 285 | 1% |
The Urmston market it trades in
18 agents advertising 172 homes, average asking price £367,631, 22 new in the previous 14 days. home.co.uk, 2025-08-11.
All homes for sale in Urmston
Total advertised by every agent, each capture
Average asking price in Urmston
All agents’ homes for sale
| # | Agent | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trading PlacesFlixton Road, Urmston, M41 5AB | 39 | 23% |
| 2 | Paul Birtles3 Flixton Road, Urmston, M41 5AW, | 38 | 22% |
| 3 | Locate Estate Agent, UrmstonVictoria Parade, Urmston, M41 9BP | 31 | 18% |
| 4 | Vital Space22, Flixton Road, Urmston, M41 5AA | 27 | 16% |
| 5 | Adlington Estates, CongletonAdlington House Alexandria Way, Congleton, CW12 1LB | 6 | 4% |
| 6 | Reeds Rains76 School Road, Sale, M33 7XB | 3 | 2% |
| 7 | Bridgfords81-83 School Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 7XA | 2 | 1% |
| 8 | Park Lane EstatesFlixton Road, Urmston, M41 5EL | 2 | 1% |
| 9 | @ThePlaceSuite 2, The Old Court House, Chapel Street, Dukinfield, SK16 4DT | 1 | 1% |
| 10 | Ashworth Holme, Sale2-4 Washway Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 7AE | 1 | 1% |
| 11 | Cherry Picked PropertiesSouthgate Centre 2, 321 Wilmslow Road, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3PW | 1 | 1% |
| 12 | HillsSentinel House, Albert Street, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0SS | 1 | 1% |
| 13 | Irlam Estates200 Liverpool Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 6FE | 1 | 1% |
| 14 | Oliver JamesLiverpool Road, Cadishead, Manchester, M44 5AF | 1 | 1% |
| 15 | Sell Your Tenanted Property, RutherglenSuite 1.6, 20 Trongate,, G73 1DL | 1 | 1% |
| 16 | Sold.co.ukFirst Floor,, 50 St. Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8FR | 1 | 1% |
| 17 | Thornley Groves100 School Road, Sale, M33 7XB | 1 | 1% |
| 18 | Trading Places133 Barton Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 8DN | 1 | 1% |
Stock on the market
Stock breakdown coming
Homes for sale by price, bedrooms, property type, time on the market and postcode appear here once our crawler has read tradingplaces.co.uk. Agents can speed this up by claiming the profile.
Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
Reviews
Being collected: Google, Trustpilot, ESTAS, allAgents, Facebook. Ratings refresh every week.
Online presence
Profiles are found by reading the links on the agent’s own website. Follower counts and posting activity will be added as they are collected.
The local market
Average prices across Trafford since January 1995, and what has sold in M41 in the last year. Trafford averages £400,688 in July 2026, +26.6% over five years and +60.8% over ten.
Average house price, Trafford
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Trafford
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sales per month in M41
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in M41
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, M41 | £350,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 462 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £515,000 | Semi-detached | £355,000 |
| Terraced | £320,000 | Flat | £167,000 |
Other agents in M41
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| VitalSpace | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 27home.co.uk 2025 |
| Locate Estate Agent | Estate agentIndependent | 2home.co.uk 2025 |
| Park Lane Estates | Estate agentIndependent | 2home.co.uk 2025 |
| Acom Property | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Beryl Moore | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Harrisons | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Home Estate Agents | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Park Lane Lettings Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Paul Birtles Estate Agents | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Sunflower Facilities Management Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
All agents in Trafford · Demographics and area data on Property Data
Other Trading offices
1 other office share the website tradingplaces.co.uk.
- Trading PlacesTrafford M32 8DP
Questions and answers
Is Trading Places Urmston a leading agent in Urmston?
home.co.uk ranked it 1st of 18 agents in Urmston by homes for sale in August 2025, with 23% of local stock.
Which redress scheme is Trading Places Urmston a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near Trading Places Urmston?
A median £350,000 in M41 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 462 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| home.co.uk agent league tables, via the Internet Archive | 4 snapshots, 2025–2025 |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Trafford, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | M41, last 12 months |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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