M6 5PG Salford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weaste & Seedley. 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 A (92% of about 850 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
- 45 Grange Street Salford M6 5PR: up to 1 home, permissioned (120 m)
- 188A Langworthy Road, Salford, M6 5PP, permissioned (190 m)
- 178 Langworthy Road, Salford, M6 5PP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Land Adjacent 184 Derby Road, Salford: up to 1 home, not permissioned (190 m)
- 8 Langham Road, Salford, M6 5DZ: up to 1 home, permissioned (290 m)
- Land to the east of Langworthy Road and north of Liverpool Street (including land off Kara Street and Nansen Street): up to 152 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Site to the north of Liverpool Street and south of Glendinning Street, Langworthy: up to 69 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Salford Discount Carpets and Beds, 38 Fitzwarren Street, Salford, M6 5JF: up to 6 homes, permissioned (410 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 25 addresses are between 39 m and 40 m above sea level (39 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 | 1.4 km |
| Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Langworthy (Manchester Metrolink) | 750 m |
| Weaste (Manchester Metrolink) | 870 m | |
| Broadway (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 58 within 800 m; nearest Seedley Park | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Carolina Way Parking Space | 850 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1/Salford Medical Practice | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Oaklands Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Pendleton Police Station | 920 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest Good Fella | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Buile Hill Park 27 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Clarendon Park 5.1 ha | 790 m |
| Allotments | Weaste Allotments 2.7 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m south-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m south-west |
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 590 m north-west |
| Weaste Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| North Bay | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
| Trafford Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.8 km south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north-east |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 2.9 km east |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 3.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 25 |
3 of the postcode's 25 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 2 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.