M5 3SH Salford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ordsall. Region: North West.
Streets
- Saint Bartholomew's Drive, Salford: 55 addresses
- Regent Road, Manchester: 4 addresses
- Parsonage Close, Salford: 1 address
- St Bartholomews Drive, Ordsall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Saint Bartholomew's Drive, Ordsall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Saint Bartholomew's Drive, Ordsall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Saint Bartholomew's Drive, 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 C (35% of about 1,280 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
- Regent Plaza - land bounded by Duncan Street, Oldfield Road and Regent Street, permissioned (130 m)
- Duncan Street Salford M5 3SQ: up to 85 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Former Ordsall District Centre: up to 140 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Gresham Mill, South Hall Street, Salford, M5 4TP: up to 142 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 221 - 223 Ordsall Lane Salford M5 4TD: up to 196 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Former Ordsall District Centre: up to 140 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Land at Worrall Street, Salford, M5 4TH: up to 190 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Land adjacent to the River Irwell, Derwent Street, Salford: up to 180 homes, permissioned (420 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 2 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 35 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Cornbrook (Manchester Metrolink) | 700 m |
| Anchorage (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km | |
| Salford Quays (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Gloucester Street Ordsall | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Manchester Central Coach Station Manchester City Centre | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest St Clements Church Manchester Car Park | 570 m |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 560 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ordsall Health Surgery | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice (Pheobe Street) | 750 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Bootle Town Hall Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Salford Phoebe Street, Phoebe Street Cashzone | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,360 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ordsall Park 5.7 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | Clarendon Park 5.1 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ordsall Community Allotments 4,110 m² | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Salford Lads Club, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m west. 50 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Salford Lads Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m west |
| Railway Bridge Over River Irwell to Former Liverpool Road Station | Listed building, Grade I | 710 m east |
| Former Liverpool Road Railway Station Station Masters House | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m east |
| Old Warehouse to North of Former Liverpool Road Railway Station | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m east |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Weaste Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Saint George's Island | Island | 600 m south-east |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Central Bay | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.4 km north |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 3.7 km north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 75% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Saint Bartholomew's Drive.