M6 6ER Salford
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Pendleton & Charlestown. Region: North West.
Streets
- Greyhound Drive, Salford: 30 addresses
- Unnamed street near Greyhound Drive, Charlestown: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Greyhound Drive, Charlestown: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Greyhound Drive, Charlestown: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Greyhound Drive, Charlestown: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Greyhound Drive, Charlestown: 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 (89% of about 1,400 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 180 Cromwell Road, Salford, M6 6DE: up to 1 home, permissioned (30 m)
- Land Formerly Griffin Hotel, Lower Broughton Road, Salford: up to 57 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- 4A Great Cheetham Street West, Salford, M7 2JE, permissioned (270 m)
- 268-272 Lower Broughton Road, Salford: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Waterside Village, Gemini Road, Salford, M6 6HB: up to 104 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- 238 Lower Broughton Road, Salford: up to 1 home, not permissioned (340 m)
- Former Vita Site, Seaford Road, Salford, M6 6AQ: up to 136 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Former Vita Site, Seaford Road, Salford, M6 6AQ: up to 168 homes, pending decision (360 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 28 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 30 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 30 low and 0 very low.
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: 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 addresses are about 29 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 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Greyhound Drive Charlestown | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on Cromwell Grove | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 16.5 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mocha Parade Medical Practice | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Zemmel Chemist | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Griffin Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Pendleton Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Albion Garden 620 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Castle Irwell Flood Basin 26 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,080 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest David Lewis Recreation Ground 9.2 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Littleton Road Allotments 2.4 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 40 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Peel Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Choral Grove | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Hall Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Central Bay | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 35 |
9 of the postcode's 35 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 10% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 44% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Greyhound Drive.