M27 8SJ Salford
Live postcode, introduced February 2019. Ward: Pendlebury & Clifton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Bolton Road, Pendlebury: 8 addresses
- Agecroft 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Riverside House, Agecroft Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 8SJ: up to 56 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- 51 Rainsough Brow, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9XW: up to 15 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 294 - 296 Littleton Road Salford M7 3QG: up to 5 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 240 Moor Lane, Salford: up to 1 home, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- The Heathlands Village, Heathlands Drive, Prestwich: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- South of Agecroft Cemetery: up to 135 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Land Between 28-30 Deepdale Drive, Pendlebury, Swinton: up to 1 home, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Land east of Langley Rd, Irwell Riverside: up to 320 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 9 addresses are between 33 m and 36 m above sea level (35 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 | Clifton (Manchester) 1,100 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Swinton (Manchester) 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Agecroft Bridge | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | private car park, gated | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 18.3 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mocha Parade Medical Practice | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest K's Chemists | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Forest Bank (Dental Practice) | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Prestwich Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police, Sedgley Park Training Centre | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M&S Kersil Supermarket Cashzone | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Prestwich Forest Park 195 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | South Clough Allotments 8,310 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 198 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kersal Cell, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kersal Cell | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Hill | Hill | 100 m south-west |
| Carr Clough | Valley | 640 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Prestwich Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Eagles Nest Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Heaton Park Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 9 |
7 of the postcode's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Salford: see them on the Salford page.
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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 Bolton Road.