M30 9PN Salford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eccles. Region: North West.
Streets
- Monton Road, Eccles: 40 addresses
- Gordon Road, Eccles: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Monton Road, Monton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Monton Road, Monton: 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 (49% of about 750 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
- First Floor 222 Monton Road Eccles M30 9LJ: up to 1 home, permissioned (120 m)
- 163 Monton Road Eccles Salford M30 9GS: up to 1 home, permissioned (200 m)
- 5 Stanier Avenue Eccles M30 9PL: up to 1 home, permissioned (210 m)
- J Fletcher Engineering, Lansdowne Road, Eccles, M30 9PD: up to 50 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Waterside, 1 Parrin Lane, Eccles, M30 8AN: up to 3 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 27 Brackley Road, Eccles, M30 9LG: up to 3 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 1A Cavendish Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 9JZ: up to 1 home, permissioned (400 m)
- Land rear of 87 To 89 Rocky Lane, Eccles, M30 9LS: up to 17 homes, pending decision (410 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 43 addresses are between 30 m and 31 m above sea level (30 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 87%, gigabit 87% 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 | 800 m |
| Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Swinton (Manchester) 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Eccles (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km |
| Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Crawford Street Monton | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park UK | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 16.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1/Monton Medical Practice | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Monton Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Monton Green Dental Practice | 260 m |
| Hospital | Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Eccles Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Costcutter, Eccles | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Broadoak Park 39 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,230 m² | 470 m |
| Allotments | Cleavley Allotments 1.7 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 64 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monton Unitarian Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m north-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monton Unitarian Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-west |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m south-east |
| Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Lime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Monton Green | Wood | 370 m west |
| Old Warke Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| The Delph | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-west |
| New Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km north-west |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north-west |
| Foxhill Glen | Valley | 3.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 35 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 43 |
43 of the postcode's 43 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Monton Road.