M44 5DD Salford
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Cadishead & Lower Irlam. Region: North West.
Streets
- Liverpool Road, Irlam: 64 addresses
- Fir Street, Irlam: 1 address
- Haye's Road, Irlam: 1 address
- Moss Lane, Irlam: 1 address
- Grange Place, Irlam: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Liverpool Road, Cadishead: 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 (62% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 155A, LIVERPOOL ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 157 Liverpool Road, Cadishead, M44 5BT: up to 1 home, not permissioned (30 m)
- 159 Liverpool Road, M44 6DA: up to 1 home, not permissioned (30 m)
- Cadishead Conservative Club , Grange Place, Cadishead, Irlam, Salford, M44 5UN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Thatch Cottage, 155A Liverpool Road, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5BT: up to 1 home, permissioned (60 m)
- 176A Liverpool Road, Cadishead, Irlam, M44 5DD, permissioned (60 m)
- 155a Liverpool Road, Cadishead: up to 1 home, not permissioned (70 m)
- 1 Moss Lane, Cadishead: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- 168 - 172 Liverpool Road Cadishead M44 5DD: up to 9 homes, permissioned (90 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 10 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 addresses are about 17 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Irlam 262,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Glazebrook 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Flixton 119,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coach & Horses Cadishead | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Trafford Centre Bus Station | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Partington Central Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cadishead Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Trafford General Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Constabulary | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cadishead Convenience, Cadishead | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,500 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Poorlots Allotments 1.8 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Partington North Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Coroners Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Broadoak Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Great Woolden Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Moss Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Pestfurlong Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 69 | 69 |
57 of the postcode's 69 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Salford: see them on the Salford page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Liverpool Road.