M30 8DA Salford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Worsley & Westwood Park. 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 A (94% of about 530 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
- 48 Parrin Lane, Eccles, M30 8BD: up to 1 home, permissioned (130 m)
- 13 Parrin Lane, Eccles, M30 8AY: up to 1 home, permissioned (230 m)
- Waterside, 1 Parrin Lane, Eccles, M30 8AN: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- 20 Cranbrook Road Eccles Salford M30 8LD: up to 2 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Waterside, 1 Parrin Lane, Eccles, M30 8AN: up to 3 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 343 Worsley Road Eccles M30 8HU: up to 2 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Brown Cow, 319 Worsley Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 8BW: up to 49 homes, pending decision (610 m)
- 27 Brackley Road, Eccles, M30 9LG: up to 3 homes, permissioned (620 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 1 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 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 23 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 | 910 m |
| Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Moorside 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest May Street Westwood Park | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park UK | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 16.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1/Monton Medical Practice | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Monton Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Eccles Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Costcutter, Eccles | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Broadoak Park 39 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cleavley Playing Fields 1.8 ha | 770 m |
| Allotments | Cleavley Allotments 1.7 ha | 840 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monton Unitarian Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monton Unitarian Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m east |
| Lime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Canal tunnel entrances and wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monton Green | Wood | 430 m east |
| Old Warke Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| The Delph | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-west |
| New Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 2.6 km north-west |
| Foxhill Glen | Valley | 3.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 16 |
14 of the postcode's 16 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.