M50 3DA Salford
Live postcode, introduced March 2024. Ward: Quays. Region: North West.
Streets
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 B (47% of about 1,570 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
- Fortis Quay - land at Furness Quay, permissioned (40 m)
- Navigation House 1 Furness Quay Salford M50 3XZ: up to 421 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Navigation House 1 Furness Quay Salford M50 3XZ: up to 421 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- South of the Quays, North of Ontario Basin: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- South of the Quays, North of Ontario Basin: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Land to the south of King William Street: up to 357 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Land to the south of King William Street: up to 350 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Land at King William Street, permissioned (250 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 40 addresses are between 22 m and 24 m above sea level (23 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 | 1.6 km |
| Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Anchorage (Manchester Metrolink) | 220 m |
| Salford Quays (Manchester Metrolink) | 300 m | |
| Harbour City (Manchester Metrolink) | 480 m | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Ontario Basin Salford Quays | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Manchester Central Coach Station Manchester City Centre | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest St Clements Church Manchester Car Park | 510 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 13.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ordsall Health Surgery | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest K's Chemist LTD | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice (Pheobe Street) | 230 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police Hq | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Salford Phoebe Street, Phoebe Street Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Ordsall Park 5.7 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | Clarendon Park 5.1 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ordsall Community Allotments 4,110 m² | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ordsall Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 600 m south-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 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 | 600 m south-east |
| Salford Lads Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m north-east |
| Weaste Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Central Bay | Lake or reservoir | 520 m south-west |
| South Bay | Lake or reservoir | 580 m south |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 1.4 km east |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 3.2 km north-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.1 km north |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 4.3 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 6 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 32 |
1 of the postcode's 40 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 8 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 71% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 79% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 80% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.