M3 7FB Salford
Live postcode, introduced November 2016. 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 (52% of about 2,570 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
- RAILWAY VIADUCT AND RETAINING WALLS AT JUNCTION WITH GREENGATE, grade II
- STEPHENSON BRIDGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land to the east of Gravel Lane: up to 550 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- Land At Gorton Street And Adjacent Railway Arches, Gorton Street, Greengate, Salford: up to 568 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Land off Gorton Street, Greengate, Salford: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- Embankment West- land off Salford Approach And New Kings Head Yard, Chapel Street, Salford, permissioned (110 m)
- Land corner of New Bridge Street and Greengate, Salford (One Heritage Tower): up to 542 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- 52 - 60 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 7AA: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Land to the east of Gravel Lane: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- 52 - 60 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 7AA: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (190 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 2 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: 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 23 addresses are between 27 m and 30 m above sea level (29 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 | Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 300 m |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m | |
| Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Exchange Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 320 m |
| Victoria (Manchester Metrolink) | 380 m | |
| Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink) | 500 m | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Chapel Street Manchester City Centre | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 490 m |
| Car parks | 20 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Deansgate North | 60 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Apartment Block Charging | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest City Health Centre | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Manchester Dp LTD | 380 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police City Centre Public Enquiry Counter | 840 m |
| Cash machines | 12 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest The Glade of Light 940 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | St Michael's Flags 1.5 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,680 m² | 830 m |
| Allotments | Ordsall Community Allotments 4,110 m² | 2.3 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 3.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cathedral Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 180 m south-east. 298 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade I and 24 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m south-east |
| Chethams Hospital and Attached Wall | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m east |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 200 m south-east |
| Church of the Sacred Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-west |
| Former Public Baths | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north-west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km west |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-east |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 1.9 km south-west |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 2.9 km north-west |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.4 km north-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 | 0 | 21 |
| 65 to 69 | 14 | 2 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
23 of the postcode's 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 23 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 8% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 90% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 79% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 71% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.