M50 2GL Salford
Live postcode, introduced June 2002. Ward: Quays. Region: North West.
Streets
- Kansas Avenue, Salford: 33 addresses
- South Langworthy Road, Salford: 9 addresses
- Boston Court, 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 A (41% of about 1,450 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
- Hollywood, 5 Missouri Avenue, Salford, M5 2NP: up to 30 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Hollywood, Constance House, 5 Missouri Avenue, Salford, M5 2NP: up to 30 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Brookland House, 3-5 Vere Street, Salford, M50 2GQ: up to 25 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Land at corner Of Langworthy Road and Eccles New Road, Salford: up to 45 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Land to the west of Michigan Avenue, Salford, M50 2GY: up to 1,500 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Land At Quay Point, off Broadway, Salford Quays (MediaCityUk), permissioned (450 m)
- 435 Eccles New Road, Salford, M5 5DZ, permissioned (450 m)
- Land to the west of Michigan Avenue, Salford, M50 2GY: up to 1,314 homes, permissioned (500 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 4 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 43 addresses are between 28 m and 32 m above sea level (30 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 Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Trafford Park 45,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Langworthy (Manchester Metrolink) | 290 m |
| Broadway (Manchester Metrolink) | 390 m | |
| Harbour City (Manchester Metrolink) | 600 m | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Montford Street Langworthy | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Carolina Way Parking Space | 180 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Harbour City (Salford) evyve | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cornerstone Medical Practice | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 740 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental At Mediacity UK | 560 m |
| Hospital | Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Pendleton Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Indees News, Salford | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,280 m² | 600 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Langworthy Park 2.4 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | Clarendon Park 5.1 ha | 860 m |
| Allotments | Weaste Allotments 2.7 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Weaste Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 390 m west. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Weaste Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 390 m west |
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m north-west |
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| North Bay | Lake or reservoir | 740 m south |
| Central Bay | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.3 km east |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 3.4 km north-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.8 km north |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 4.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 34 |
18 of the postcode's 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 9 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 81% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 84% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 79% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Kansas Avenue.