M30 0PB Salford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eccles. Region: North West.
Streets
- Shakespeare Crescent, Eccles: 50 addresses
- Unnamed street near Shakespeare Crescent, Patricroft: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Shakespeare Crescent, Patricroft: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Shakespeare Crescent, Patricroft: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Shakespeare Crescent, Patricroft: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Shakespeare Crescent, Patricroft: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Shakespeare Crescent, Patricroft: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Shakespeare Crescent, Patricroft: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Shakespeare Crescent, Patricroft: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Shakespeare Crescent, 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 km (0.6 miles)
- The Star Inn, 140 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 0WZ, permissioned (30 m)
- 120 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 0WZ: up to 1 home, permissioned (50 m)
- White Lion, 127-133 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 0ND, permissioned (90 m)
- 119-125 Liverpool Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0ND, permissioned (100 m)
- 117 Liverpool Road Eccles M30 0ND: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Eccles and District Scouts, Cromwell Road, Eccles, M30 0GT, permissioned (120 m)
- 61 Cromwell Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 0GX, permissioned (130 m)
- 88-90 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 0WZ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (130 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 59 addresses are between 27 m and 29 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Swinton (Manchester) 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Eccles (Manchester Metrolink) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| The Trafford Centre (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Milton Street Patricroft | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Q-Park UK | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.6 km (9.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Andrews Medical Centre | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gatley Limited | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ash Dental Practice | 170 m |
| Hospital | Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Eccles Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M & I Convenience Store, Eccles | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,840 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Lorne Street Allotments 3,470 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m (0.3 miles) east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls | Scheduled monument | 940 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monton Green | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Trafford Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Old Warke Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| The Delph | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Foxhill Glen | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 46 | 59 |
13 of the postcode's 59 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Shakespeare Crescent.