M27 5BL Salford
Live postcode, introduced April 2023. Ward: Swinton Park. Region: North West.
Streets
- Denim Close, Swinton: 21 addresses
- Lyon Street, Swinton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Salford in 2026-27: Band D £2,594 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,730 | £2,018 | £2,306 | £2,594 | £3,171 | £3,748 | £4,324 | £5,189 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (39% of about 720 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): 2024 HMO Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 113 Partington Lane Swinton M27 0NS: up to 1 home, permissioned (330 m)
- Former St Ambrose Barlow High School: up to 130 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Land Rear Of 1 Kildare Road Swinton M27 0YA: up to 1 home, permissioned (350 m)
- Ground Floor, 109 - 111 Partington Lane, Swinton, M27 0NS: up to 2 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Land on west side of Dale Street, Swinton: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- 248 Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 0YF: up to 1 home, not permissioned (430 m)
- Land on west side of Dale Street, Swinton: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- 10 Anson Road, Swinton, M27 5GZ, permissioned (540 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 49 m and 52 m above sea level (51 m on average).
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 | Swinton (Manchester) 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Moorside 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Lyon Street Light Bourne Green | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | A580 Wardley Park & Ride | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 17.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Poplars Medical Practice | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Salford Community Health Care | 350 m |
| Hospital | Oaklands Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Swinton Police Station | 930 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Shell Moorside, Swinton Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 23 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,790 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m north. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m north |
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km west |
| Monton Green | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Wardley Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Swinton Vale | Valley | 2.2 km north-east |
| Old Warke Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km west |
| Hall Hill | Hill | 3.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 22 |
4 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Denim Close.