M30 8FE Salford
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. 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 (60% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): 2024 HMO Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, grade II
- Winton War Memorial, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 343 Worsley Road Eccles M30 8HU: up to 2 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Brown Cow, 319 Worsley Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 8BW: up to 49 homes, pending decision (270 m)
- 20 Cranbrook Road Eccles Salford M30 8LD: up to 2 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Land Adjacent To, 2 Larch Road, Eccles, M30 8LF: up to 6 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 1 Dounby Avenue, Eccles, M30 8QQ, permissioned (450 m)
- 48 Parrin Lane, Eccles, M30 8BD: up to 1 home, permissioned (480 m)
- 13 Parrin Lane, Eccles, M30 8AY: up to 1 home, permissioned (590 m)
- Waterside, 1 Parrin Lane, Eccles, M30 8AN: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (730 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 address is 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 | 1.0 km |
| Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Moorside 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Worsley Road Winton | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park UK | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 900 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 | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ross Chemist | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 40 m |
| Hospital | Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Eccles Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Winton Park 4.6 ha | 460 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Broadoak Park 39 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Cleavley Playing Fields 1.8 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cleavley Allotments 1.7 ha | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 44 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monton Unitarian Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m east. 10 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* | 880 m east |
| Lime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church | Scheduled monument | 950 m north-west |
| Canal tunnel entrances and wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monton Green | Wood | 790 m east |
| The Delph | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Old Warke Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| New Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north-west |
| Foxhill Glen | Valley | 2.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 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) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.