M28 3LU Salford
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Walkden North. Region: North West.
Streets
- Manchester Road, Walkden: 41 addresses
- Unnamed street near Manchester Road, Whittle Brook: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Manchester Road, Whittle Brook: 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 A (57% of about 580 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 Adjacent 130, Manchester Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 3FU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Land off Meadowside Grove, Walkden: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- 15 Westminster Road, Worsley, M28 3AW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Land off Meadowside Grove, Walkden: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- 14 Hodge Road Worsley: up to 1 home, permissioned (600 m)
- Barratt Homes (Scholars Green) - Land bound by Birch Road, Laburnum Road & Hawthorn Avenue, Walkden, permissioned (600 m)
- Land to the rear of Birch Road: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- Land west of Stocks Hotel at Corner of Bolton Road, Manchester Road, Worsley: up to 46 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 26 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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 43 addresses are between 83 m and 86 m above sea level (85 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 | 720 m |
| Moorside 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Kearsley (Manchester) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest St Pauls Road Linnyshaw | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Farnworth Bus Station | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | A580 Wardley Park & Ride | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 670 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 20.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walkden Medical Centre | 690 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tims & Parker Pharmacy | 690 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hewitt, Higgins, Sadler & Hamburger | 760 m |
| Hospital | Bolton Royal Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Farnworth Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest NR Stores Ltd, Worsley Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,650 m² | 570 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3,560 m² | 750 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,600 m² | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cawdor Street Allotments 9,400 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blackleach Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-west |
| Morton Moss | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Wardley Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south |
| Spring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| Coppice Clough | Valley | 3.3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 43 |
39 of the postcode's 43 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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 Manchester Road.