M27 8FB Salford
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Pendlebury & Clifton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Central Avenue, Clifton: 17 addresses
- South Road, Clifton: 15 addresses
- Western Avenue, Clifton: 15 addresses
- Cross Street, Clifton: 9 addresses
- Faraday Avenue, Clifton: 8 addresses
- Davy Avenue, Clifton: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Central Avenue, Rainsough: 3 addresses
- Eastern Avenue, Clifton: 3 addresses
- Rake Lane, Clifton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Lumn's Lane, Clifton Junction: 2 addresses
- Pioneer Road, Clifton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Central Avenue, Clifton Junction: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Central Avenue, Clifton Junction: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Central Avenue, Rainsough: 1 address
- Lumn's Lane, Salford: 1 address
- Bolton Road, Pendlebury: 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 C (31% of about 480 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
- Riverside House, Agecroft Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 8SJ: up to 56 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Land Between 28-30 Deepdale Drive, Pendlebury, Swinton: up to 1 home, not permissioned (680 m)
- 51 Rainsough Brow, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9XW: up to 15 homes, permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 86 addresses are between 33 m and 43 m above sea level (39 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 67%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Clifton (Manchester) 1,100 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Swinton (Manchester) 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Moorside 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Enterprise Park Agecroft | 420 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 4.1 km |
| Car parks | private car park, gated | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 18.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Height General Practice | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 1.7 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Forest Bank (Dental Practice) | 0 m |
| Hospital | Prestwich Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police, Sedgley Park Training Centre | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | M&S Kersil Supermarket Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,970 m² | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Prestwich Forest Park 195 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | South Clough Allotments 8,310 m² | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 252 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Buile Hill Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.7 km south. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Hill | Hill | 440 m east |
| Carr Clough | Valley | 680 m north-east |
| Swinton Vale | Valley | 1.3 km north-west |
| Prestwich Clough | Valley | 1.5 km north |
| Eagles Nest Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Heaton Park Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 12 |
| Under 55 | 86 | 73 |
13 of the postcode's 86 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 17% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 35% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Central Avenue.