M30 0BX Salford
Live postcode, introduced January 1995. Ward: Eccles. Region: North West.
Streets
- Sydney Avenue, Eccles: 15 addresses
- Unnamed street near Sydney Avenue, Patricroft: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Sydney Avenue, Patricroft: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Sydney Avenue, Patricroft: 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 (72% of about 1,000 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): 2018 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
- 61 Cromwell Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 0GX, permissioned (70 m)
- 94 Shakespeare Crescent, Eccles, M30 0PE, permissioned (130 m)
- Eccles and District Scouts, Cromwell Road, Eccles, M30 0GT, permissioned (170 m)
- Land between 53 and 55 Nelson Street, Eccles, M30 0GZ, permissioned (200 m)
- The Star Inn, 140 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 0WZ, permissioned (210 m)
- 232 Liverpool Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 0PF, permissioned (220 m)
- 120 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 0WZ: up to 1 home, permissioned (240 m)
- White Lion, 127-133 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 0ND, permissioned (280 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 30 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 | Patricroft 148,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Swinton (Manchester) 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Eccles (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.2 km |
| Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.7 km | |
| The Trafford Centre (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Milton Street Patricroft | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park UK | 480 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 750 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 3/Springfield House Medical Practice | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gatley Limited | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ash Dental Practice | 190 m |
| Hospital | Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Eccles Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest M & I Convenience Store, Eccles | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,750 m² | 550 m |
| Allotments | Lorne Street Allotments 3,470 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m east. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m east |
| Monton Unitarian Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monton Green | Wood | 820 m north |
| Old Warke Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-west |
| The Delph | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-west |
| Trafford Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south-east |
| Foxhill Glen | Valley | 3.1 km south-west |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 3.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 17 |
4 of the postcode's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 36% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Sydney Avenue.