M6 5FT Salford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Pendleton & Charlestown. Region: North West.
Streets
- Lime Close, Salford: 45 addresses
- Belvedere 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 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: 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
- Buzz Bingo Hankinson Way Salford M6 5JA: up to 268 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- 1 Mulberry Court Mulberry Road Salford: up to 1 home, permissioned (100 m)
- Land at Shopping City, Pendleton: up to 1,000 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- 1 Sycamore Court Paddington Close Salford M6 5FR: up to 1 home, permissioned (200 m)
- Land at Belvedere Road (Former The Woolpack Public House), Belvedere Road, Salford, M6 5HE: up to 48 homes, pending decision (220 m)
- 28- 28A and 30 Broad Street, Salford, M6 5BY, permissioned (240 m)
- 72A Broad Street, Salford, M6 5BZ: up to 3 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Pendleton House, Broughton Road, Salford: up to 88 homes, pending decision (340 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 addresses are about 44 m above sea level.
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 | 580 m |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Deansgate 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Langworthy (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.2 km |
| Anchorage (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.6 km | |
| Harbour City (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 57 within 800 m; nearest Salford Shopping Centre Pendleton | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Cromwell Grove | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pendleton Medical Centre | 70 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pendleton Pharmacy | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pendleton Gateway | 70 m |
| Hospital | Oaklands Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Pendleton Police Station | 210 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 10-12 Hankinson Way Lloyds Bank | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,510 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Langworthy Park 2.4 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Clarendon Park 5.1 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Littleton Road Allotments 2.4 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Peel Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 860 m east. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 860 m east |
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| Central Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
| North Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.2 km south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 2.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 46 | 46 |
None of the postcode's 46 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 4% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 75% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 18% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 27% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 22% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 44% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 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 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 Lime Close.