M6 5BW Salford
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Pendleton & Charlestown. Region: North West.
Streets
- Milton Place, Salford: 13 addresses
- Unnamed street near Milton Place, Wallness: 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 (97% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- 30, BROAD STREET, grade II
- 32, 34 AND 36, BROAD STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 28- 28A and 30 Broad Street, Salford, M6 5BY, permissioned (40 m)
- X1 The Campus phase 1 - 30 Frederick Road, Salford, M6 6NY, permissioned (80 m)
- Land at Belvedere Road (Former The Woolpack Public House), Belvedere Road, Salford, M6 5HE: up to 48 homes, pending decision (90 m)
- X1 The Campus phase 2 - Irwell House, 40-42 Frederick Road: up to 76 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Land At Frederick Road And Cheltenham Street Salford: up to 353 homes, pending decision (210 m)
- Buzz Bingo Hankinson Way Salford M6 5JA: up to 268 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 1 Sycamore Court Paddington Close Salford M6 5FR: up to 1 home, permissioned (300 m)
- Pendleton House, Broughton Road, Salford: up to 88 homes, pending decision (300 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 addresses are about 45 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 60% 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 | 430 m |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Langworthy (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.5 km |
| Anchorage (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.7 km | |
| Harbour City (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest University Campus Wallness | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Cromwell Grove | 870 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pendleton Medical Centre | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pendleton Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Windsor Dental Practice | 280 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Pendleton Police Station | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 10-12 Hankinson Way Lloyds Bank | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,510 m² | 210 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Clarendon Park 5.1 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | Littleton Road Allotments 2.4 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Peel Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 630 m east. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 630 m east |
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Choral Grove | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.2 km south-east |
| Central Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north |
| North Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-west |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 2.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 14 |
12 of the postcode's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Milton Place.