M50 3UP Salford
Live postcode, introduced June 2002. Ward: Quays. Region: North West.
Streets
- King William Street, Salford: 28 addresses
- Anchorage Quay, Salford: 4 addresses
- Aubrey Street, Salford: 3 addresses
- The Quays, Salford: 2 addresses
- Trafford Road, 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 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 (120 m)
- Land at King William Street, permissioned (140 m)
- Land to the south of King William Street: up to 350 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Land to the south of King William Street: up to 357 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Anchorage gateway, Salford Quays, M50 3SE: up to 250 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Navigation House 1 Furness Quay Salford M50 3XZ: up to 421 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Erie Basin, Salford Quays, permissioned (240 m)
- Navigation House 1 Furness Quay Salford M50 3XZ: up to 421 homes, permissioned (240 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 1 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 38 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 | Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Anchorage (Manchester Metrolink) | 110 m |
| Salford Quays (Manchester Metrolink) | 400 m | |
| Harbour City (Manchester Metrolink) | 410 m | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Phoebe Street Ordsall | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Manchester Central Coach Station Manchester City Centre | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Clements Church Manchester Car Park | 580 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 13.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ordsall Health Surgery | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest K's Chemist LTD | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice (Pheobe Street) | 260 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police Hq | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Salford Phoebe Street, Phoebe Street Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Ordsall Park 5.7 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | Clarendon Park 5.1 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ordsall Community Allotments 4,110 m² | 630 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 7.4 hectares in all.
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on King William Street.