M3 7DW Salford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Blackfriars & Trinity. Region: North West.
Streets
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 (42% of about 2,230 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): 2018 HMO Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- FORMER PUBLIC BATHS, grade II*
- EAGLE INN AND ATTACHED DWELLING, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Bounded By Trinity Way, Queen Street, Collier Street and Gravel Lane: up to 1,200 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- Land bound by Queen Street, Collier Street and Trinity Way: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- Land bound by Queen Street, King Street and Gravel Lane: up to 250 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Land bound by Queen Street, Collier Street and Trinity Way: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- 28 King Street and 49-51 Queen Street, Blackfriars, Salford, M3 7DG: up to 104 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Spectrum, Commercial Unit Block 10 Blackfriars Road Salford M3 7EA: up to 3 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Land Bound By Greengate, Collier Street, Queen And King Street And Gravel Lane M3 7BN: up to 518 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Exchange Court - Greengate, permissioned (140 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 addresses are about 33 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 | Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m |
| Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m | |
| Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Victoria (Manchester Metrolink) | 640 m |
| Exchange Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 640 m | |
| Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink) | 830 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Church Salford | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 810 m |
| Car parks | 15 within 800 m; nearest RCP - New Bridge Street, Manchester Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Apartment Block Charging | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blackfriars | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Manchester Chemist | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Dept. | 590 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Bootle Town Hall Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,680 m² | 500 m |
| Allotments | Ordsall Community Allotments 4,110 m² | 2.1 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Public Baths, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 179 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Public Baths | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-west |
| Church of the Sacred Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south |
| Chethams Hospital and Attached Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m east |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 510 m south-east |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Choral Grove | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 1.8 km south-west |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 2.7 km north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.2 km north-west |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 6 |
6 of the postcode's 6 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 0% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 83% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 80% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.