M6 8FH Salford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weaste & Seedley. Region: North West.
Streets
- Eccles Old Road, Salford: 20 addresses
- Lancaster Road, Salford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Eccles Old Road, Little Bolton: 1 address
- Eccles Old 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 (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: 5 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 208 Eccles Old Road Salford M6 8AL: up to 7 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Land between Weaste Hotel and 14 Hebden Avenue, Salford: up to 12 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Land between Weaste Hotel and 14 Hebden Avenue, Salford: up to 13 homes, pending decision (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 8-10 Glendore Salford M5 5EY: up to 1 home, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 118 Weaste Lane, Salford, M5 5JJ, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- 7 Tootal Grove, Salford, M6 8DN, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- 36 Tootal Road, Salford, M5 5FR: up to 1 home, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 55 Tootal Road, Salford, M5 5EG: up to 1 home, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 23 addresses are between 38 m and 39 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 | Eccles (Manchester) 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Patricroft 148,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink) | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Weaste (Manchester Metrolink) | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Eccles (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Eccles Old Road Seedley | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Eccles Interchange | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Carolina Way Parking Space | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.7 km (9.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Willows Medical Practice | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital | 370 m |
| Police station | Pendleton Police Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest WH Smith Salford Hope Hospital 1, Salford Cashzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Buile Hill Park 27 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.7 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Weaste Allotments 2.7 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Buile Hill Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 920 m (0.6 miles) east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Weaste Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trafford Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| North Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Monton Green | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Hall Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Swinton Vale | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 23 |
22 of the postcode's 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Salford: see them on the Salford page.
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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Eccles Old Road.