M28 7JA Salford
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Walkden South. Region: North West.
Streets
- East Lancashire Road, Worsley: 37 addresses
- Rydal Crescent, Walkden: 1 address
- Old Clough Lane, Walkden: 1 address
- Unnamed street near East Lancashire Road, Roe Green: 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 (62% of about 710 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
- Barratt Homes (Scholars Green) - Land bound by Birch Road, Laburnum Road & Hawthorn Avenue, Walkden, permissioned (520 m)
- Land to the rear of Birch Road: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Land to the rear of Birch Road: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- 184 Walkden Road Worsley M28 7FQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (710 m)
- Land Adjacent 130, Manchester Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 3FU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- Walkden Sixth Form Centre, Edge Fold Road, Worsley, M28 7QD: up to 24 homes, pending decision (830 m)
- Land Adjacent To The Ellesmere Walkden Road Worsley M28 7BQ: up to 10 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- 175 Greenleach Lane, Worsley, M28 2RR: up to 1 home, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 40 addresses are between 60 m and 68 m above sea level (63 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 | 930 m |
| Moorside 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Swinton (Manchester) 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Rydal Crescent Whittle Brook | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Farnworth Bus Station | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | A580 Wardley Park & Ride | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 19.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walkden Medical Centre | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tims & Parker Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hewitt, Higgins, Sadler & Hamburger | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Oaklands Hospital | 4.9 km |
| Police station | Swinton Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Premier Walkden Road Cashzone | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,600 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cawdor Street Allotments 9,400 m² | 740 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 | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wardley Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| New Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-west |
| Spring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Morton Moss | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Coppice Clough | Valley | 3.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 32 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 40 |
34 of the postcode's 40 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 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) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 East Lancashire Road.