M5 3HA Salford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ordsall. Region: North West.
Streets
- Taylorson Street, Salford: 17 addresses
- New Park Road, Salford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Taylorson Street, Ordsall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Taylorson Street, Ordsall: 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 (81% of about 1,140 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 km (0.6 miles)
- The Rectory, 101 Hulton Street, Salford, M5 3WQ, permissioned (210 m)
- Bridgewater Wharf - 257 Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3WH: up to 376 homes, pending decision (210 m)
- 319 and 321 Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3HP: up to 500 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Bridgewater Wharf phase 2 - land bounded by Fairbrother Street, Ordsall Lane and River Irwell: up to 389 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Land bounded by Merchants Quay and Trafford Road: up to 275 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Land on the east side of Fairbrother Street: up to 350 homes, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Colgate-Palmolive Factory , Ordsall Lane, Salford (Soapworks): up to 450 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Colgate-Palmolive Factory , Ordsall Lane, Salford: up to 240 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 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 20 addresses are between 24 m and 26 m above sea level (25 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 | Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Exchange Quay (Manchester Metrolink) | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Salford Quays (Manchester Metrolink) | 490 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Pomona (Manchester Metrolink) | 570 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ordsall Hall | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Manchester Central Coach Station Manchester City Centre | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Clements Church Manchester Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp Pulse | 360 m |
| 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 Ordsall Health Surgery | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest K's Chemist LTD | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Practice (Pheobe Street) | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police Hq | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Salford Phoebe Street, Phoebe Street | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ordsall Park 5.7 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,610 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ordsall Community Allotments 4,110 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 6.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ordsall Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 130 m south-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ordsall Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m south-west |
| Salford Lads Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Weaste Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 700 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Central Bay | Lake or reservoir | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 930 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Houghend Clough | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 20 |
4 of the postcode's 20 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Taylorson Street.