M33 6JS Trafford
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Ashton upon Mersey. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Trafford in 2026-27: Band D £2,292 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,528 | £1,782 | £2,037 | £2,292 | £2,801 | £3,310 | £3,820 | £4,583 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (34% of about 700 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Crossford Court, Dane Road, Sale, M33 7BZ, permissioned (510 m)
- Trafford Magistrates' Court, Ashton Lane, Sale, M33 7NR, not permissioned (690 m)
- Britannia Road, Industrial Estate, Sale, not permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 12 addresses are between 20 m and 24 m above sea level (23 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 | Humphrey Park 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Urmston 371,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Trafford Park 45,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Dane Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.0 km |
| Sale (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.0 km | |
| Brooklands (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Milton Grove Ashton upon Mersey | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chorlton Bus Station | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Waterside | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Manchester (Sale) | 620 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 9.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Washway Road Medical Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 870 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Cheshire Tongue Tie Clinic | 330 m |
| Hospital | Trafford General Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Sale Police Station | 830 m |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 40-42 School Road Lloyds Bank | 860 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 700 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,630 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sale and Brooklands Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.5 km south. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sale and Brooklands Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sale Water Park | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km east |
| Overflow River Channel | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Brook Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-west |
| Beccles Wood | Wood | 2.5 km south |
| Firs Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km south-west |
| Woodheys Clough | Valley | 3.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 12 |
12 of the postcode's 12 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 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 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) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.