M28 2ED Salford
Live postcode, introduced December 1996. Ward: Worsley & Westwood Park. Region: North West.
Streets
- Stablefold, Worsley: 26 addresses
- Barton Road, Worsley: 2 addresses
- Lower Brook Lane, Worsley: 1 address
- Chandlers Row, Worsley: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Stablefold, Alder Forest: 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 D (40% of about 880 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
- Worsley Methodist Church, Barton Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 2GX: up to 4 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 3 Worsley Road, Worsley, M28 2NN: up to 1 home, permissioned (460 m)
- Land Adjacent To, 2 Larch Road, Eccles, M30 8LF: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 20 Cranbrook Road Eccles Salford M30 8LD: up to 2 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Ryecroft Aviary Road, Worsley, M28 2WF: up to 6 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- 144 Chatsworth Road, Swinton, M28 2NT: up to 1 home, permissioned (930 m)
- 343 Worsley Road Eccles M30 8HU: up to 2 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 16 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 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 17 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 31 addresses are between 23 m and 24 m above sea level (23 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 | Patricroft 148,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Moorside 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Walkden 301,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Granary Lane Worsley | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | A580 Wardley Park & Ride | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 17.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1/Monton Medical Practice | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ross Chemist | 840 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pennyblack Dental | 350 m |
| Hospital | Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Eccles Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Worsley Green 1.8 ha | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Broadoak Park 39 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 630 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | Cleavley Allotments 1.7 ha | 920 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 41 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 31 |
12 of the postcode's 31 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Stablefold.