M6 8DD Salford
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Weaste & Seedley. Region: North West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (55% of about 1,120 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
- 6 - 8 Bindloss Avenue, Eccles, M30 0DU: up to 12 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- 208 Eccles Old Road Salford M6 8AL: up to 7 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 6 - 8 Bindloss Avenue, Eccles, M30 0DU, permissioned (630 m)
- 63 Regent Street Eccles M30 0BP: up to 1 home, permissioned (650 m)
- Land between Railside Terrace and car park, St Marys Road, Eccles: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- 7 Tootal Grove, Salford, M6 8DN, permissioned (670 m)
- Former St Marys Centre, St Marys Road, Eccles, M30 0AX: up to 35 homes, pending decision (700 m)
- 65 Regent Street, Eccles, Salford, M30 0BP, permissioned (720 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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m |
| Patricroft 148,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink) | 390 m |
| Eccles (Manchester Metrolink) | 910 m | |
| Weaste (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Salford Royal Hospital | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | Carolina Way Parking Space | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Willows Medical Practice | 850 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Salford Oral Surgery | 570 m |
| Hospital | Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital | 210 m |
| Police station | Pendleton Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest WH Smith Salford Hope Hospital 1, Salford Cashzone | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 170 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.7 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Weaste Allotments 2.7 ha | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 850 m west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m west |
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-east |
| Weaste Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trafford Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| North Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-east |
| Monton Green | Wood | 2.4 km west |
| Hall Hill | Hill | 3.5 km north-east |
| Swinton Vale | Valley | 3.8 km north |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 4.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 22% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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.