M5 4DE Salford
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: Ordsall. Region: North West.
Streets
- Oldfield Road, Salford: 29 addresses
- Ordsall Lane, Salford: 3 addresses
- Gibbs Street, Salford: 1 address
- Regent Road, Manchester: 1 address
- Stevenson Street, Salford: 1 address
- Ordsall Lane, Salford: 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 (45% of about 2,390 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): 2018 HMO Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Regent Trading Estate, Salford, M5 4DE: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Land Bound By Hulme Street, Gaythorn Street And Upper Wharf Street Salford M5 4PX: up to 296 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Islington Mill, James Street, Salford, M3 5HW: up to 3 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- 15 - 17 Oldfield Road, Salford, M5 4NE: up to 4 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Outwood Wharf, off Hulme Street, permissioned (170 m)
- Zenith, 365 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5JT: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Zenith, 365 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5JT: up to 12 homes, pending decision (190 m)
- The Crescent (Fred Done) - site bounded by The Crescent, Gaythorn Street and Hulme Street, permissioned (190 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 37 addresses are between 28 m and 37 m above sea level (34 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 | Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m |
| Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Deansgate-Castlefield (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.2 km |
| Cornbrook (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.3 km | |
| St Peter's Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Hulme Street Salford University | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Piccadilly Gardens | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Ordsall Lane East Car Park | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blackfriars | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Revive Dental Care - Manchester City Centre | 430 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bootle Town Hall Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 940 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Islington Park 3,220 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | The Meadows 5.1 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,910 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,680 m² | 850 m |
| Allotments | Ordsall Community Allotments 4,110 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 8.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Philip, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m north. 103 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Philip | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north |
| Cathedral of St John and Attached Cathedral House | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north-east |
| Railway Bridge Over River Irwell to Former Liverpool Road Station | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m south-east |
| Former Liverpool Road Railway Station Station Masters House | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m south-east |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 840 m north-west |
| Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Weaste Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Saint George's Island | Island | 1.0 km south |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-west |
| Central Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-west |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 3.2 km north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 | 3 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 6 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 25 |
13 of the postcode's 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 12 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 1% | 61% |
| Owned outright | under 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 90% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 80% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 72% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Oldfield Road.