M16 0YD Trafford
Live postcode, introduced June 2020. Ward: Gorse Hill & Cornbrook. Region: North West.
Streets
- Trafford Road, Salford: 77 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Trafford in 2026-27: Band D £2,292 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,528 | £1,782 | £2,037 | £2,292 | £2,801 | £3,310 | £3,820 | £4,583 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (57% of about 1,430 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Pomona Docks II, Pomona Stand, Old Trafford, permissioned (50 m)
- Former Colgate-Palmolive Factory , Ordsall Lane, Salford (Soapworks): up to 450 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Former Colgate-Palmolive Factory , Ordsall Lane, Salford: up to 240 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Metropolitan House, 20 Brindley Road, Old Trafford, permissioned (240 m)
- 319 and 321 Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3HP: up to 500 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Cygnet House, 111 Taylorson Street South, Salford, permissioned (380 m)
- Bridgewater Wharf - 257 Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3WH: up to 376 homes, pending decision (450 m)
- Petrol Station and adj land at 499 Chester Road, Stretford, not permissioned (480 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 75 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 75 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 75 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 24 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Pomona (Manchester Metrolink) | 200 m |
| Exchange Quay (Manchester Metrolink) | 430 m | |
| Trafford Bar (Manchester Metrolink) | 550 m | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Ordsall Hall | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Manchester Central Coach Station Manchester City Centre | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Imperial Court Car Park | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 13.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ordsall Health Surgery | 890 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Elliotts Pharmacy | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice (Pheobe Street) | 890 m |
| Hospital | Bridgewater Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police Hq | 550 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Salford Phoebe Street, Phoebe Street | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Monmouth Park 7,670 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Seymour Park 6.0 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,610 m² | 670 m |
| Allotments | Ordsall Community Allotments 4,110 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 76 | 76 |
1 of the postcode's 77 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 26 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 87% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 79% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Trafford Road.