M30 7LY Salford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Barton & Winton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Gorton Street, Eccles: 25 addresses
- Ampney Close, Eccles: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Gorton Street, Peel Green: 1 address
- Redmans Close, Eccles: 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 (52% 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): 2024 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
- Moat Hall Sports Centre Eccles Arl FC , Hallsworth Road, Eccles, M30 7LS: up to 48 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 496 Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 7HZ, permissioned (400 m)
- 115 New Lane Eccles M30 7JW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- The Unicorn 539 Liverpool Road Eccles M30 7BY: up to 16 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- 77 New Lane Eccles, M30 7JL: up to 3 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- 453 - 455 Liverpool Road Eccles M30 7HY: up to 2 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Former council storage and distribution place, 25 Clifford Street, Eccles, M30 7HR, permissioned (630 m)
- Garage After 33 To 35 Dudley Street Eccles Salford M30 8PT: up to 18 homes, permissioned (650 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 21 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 | 950 m |
| Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Urmston 371,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Beech Street Peel Green | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Trafford Centre Bus Station | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park UK | 830 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 3/Springfield House Medical Practice | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peel Green Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Trafford General Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Eccles Police Station | 350 m |
| Cash machines | Nisa, Eccles Cashzone | 840 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Winton Park 4.6 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,280 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Eccles Rugby Football Club 2.2 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Lorne Street Allotments 3,470 m² | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 4.6 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 28 |
25 of the postcode's 28 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 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Gorton Street.