M28 3JS Salford
Live postcode, introduced June 2004. Ward: Walkden North. Region: North West.
Streets
- Moss Lane, Walkden: 6 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 D (33% of about 820 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
- Land off Meadowside Grove, Walkden: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Land off Meadowside Grove, Walkden: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Fereday Street: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- 90 Worsley Road North Worsley Salford M28 3QW: up to 1 home, permissioned (760 m)
- Land west of Stocks Hotel at Corner of Bolton Road, Manchester Road, Worsley: up to 46 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Land Adjacent 130, Manchester Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 3FU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- 9 To 11 Bolton Road, Worsley, M28 3AX, permissioned (840 m)
- 14 Hodge Road Worsley: up to 1 home, permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 addresses are about 97 m above sea level.
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 |
| Kearsley (Manchester) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Farnworth 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Meadowside Avenue Linnyshaw | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Farnworth Bus Station | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | A580 Wardley Park & Ride | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 750 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 21.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Gill Medical Practice | 790 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 870 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walkden Health And Social Care C | 750 m |
| Hospital | Bolton Royal Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Farnworth Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 51-55 Bolton Road Lloyds Bank | 770 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,560 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Blackleach Country Park 31 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Blackleach Allotments 1.2 ha | 770 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Farnworth Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.5 km north. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Farnworth Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blackleach Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 460 m north-west |
| Morton Moss | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Clifton Moss | Wood | 2.1 km east |
| Wardley Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south |
| Coppice Clough | Valley | 3.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 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 | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Moss Lane.