M28 2RB Salford
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Boothstown & Ellenbrook. Region: North West.
Streets
- Meadowgate, Worsley: 35 addresses
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 (37% of about 760 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 175 Greenleach Lane, Worsley, M28 2RR: up to 1 home, permissioned (580 m)
- 3 Woodlands Close, Worsley, M28 2JP: up to 1 home, permissioned (650 m)
- 1 The Paddock, Worsley, M28 2QR, permissioned (700 m)
- Barratt Homes (Scholars Green) - Land bound by Birch Road, Laburnum Road & Hawthorn Avenue, Walkden, permissioned (830 m)
- Land to the rear of Birch Road: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- Ryecroft Aviary Road, Worsley, M28 2WF: up to 6 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- 184 Walkden Road Worsley M28 7FQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (940 m)
- Land to the rear of Birch Road: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 35 addresses are between 53 m and 58 m above sea level (56 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 | Walkden 301,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Moorside 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Swinton (Manchester) 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Beesley Green Roe Green | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Farnworth Bus Station | 4.1 km |
| Car parks | A580 Wardley Park & Ride | 900 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 870 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 19.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walkden Medical Centre | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tims & Parker Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meridian Dental Clinic | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Oaklands Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Swinton Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | Premier Walkden Road Cashzone | 810 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Beesley Green 6,610 m² | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,600 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Toad Lane Allotments 4,410 m² | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Canal tunnel entrances and wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Lime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Plantation | Wood | 830 m south-east |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south-west |
| Wardley Wood | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Spring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| Old Warke Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-east |
| Coppice Clough | Valley | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Meadowgate.