M30 7DU Salford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Higher Irlam & Peel Green. Region: North West.
Streets
- Boscombe Avenue, Eccles: 53 addresses
- Chesham Road, Eccles: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Boscombe Avenue, Barton upon Irwell: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Boscombe Avenue, Barton upon Irwell: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Boscombe Avenue, Barton upon Irwell: 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 (44% of about 790 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
- 23 Clifford Street Eccles M30 7HR: up to 3 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 7 Edison Road, Eccles, M30 7AW: up to 1 home, not permissioned (390 m)
- Former council storage and distribution place, 25 Clifford Street, Eccles, M30 7HR, permissioned (400 m)
- 69 Alexandra Road Eccles M30 7HH: up to 1 home, permissioned (430 m)
- 7 Edison Road, Eccles, M30 7AW: up to 1 home, permissioned (450 m)
- 453 - 455 Liverpool Road Eccles M30 7HY: up to 2 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- The Unicorn 539 Liverpool Road Eccles M30 7BY: up to 16 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- 70-71 Barton Road, Eccles, Manchester, permissioned (510 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 33 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 52 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 33 low and 0 very low.
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 57 addresses are between 19 m and 21 m above sea level (20 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 | Patricroft 148,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Urmston 371,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | The Trafford Centre (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km |
| Trafford Palazzo (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Haddon Road Peel Green | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Trafford Centre Bus Station | 890 m |
| Car parks | Trafford Centre Car Park | 930 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Venus Building (Trafford Quays) evyve | 650 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 3/Springfield House Medical Practice | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peel Green Pharmacy | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ash Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Trafford General Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Eccles Police Station | 610 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Nisa, Eccles Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,380 m² | 530 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Tindall Street Allotments 1.9 ha | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barton Bridge, Barton Aqueduct and Control Tower, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barton Bridge, Barton Aqueduct and Control Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m east |
| Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls | Scheduled monument | 560 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monton Green | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Foxhill Glen | Valley | 2.1 km west |
| Trafford Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km east |
| The Delph | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north-west |
| Black Wood | Wood | 3.3 km west |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 4.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 57 |
17 of the postcode's 57 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 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 Boscombe Avenue.