M7 1UH Salford
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Broughton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Broughton Lane, Manchester: 58 addresses
- Great Clowes Street, Salford: 1 address
- Kent Street, Salford: 1 address
- Priestley Road, Swinton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Broughton Lane, Lower Broughton: 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 (79% of about 1,030 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
- 122, GREAT CLOWES STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Formerly 178 And 180 Great Clowes Street Salford M7 1XU: up to 2 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 17 Alexander Gardens, Salford, M7 1RY, permissioned (310 m)
- Land formerly 178 and 180 Great Clowes Street, Salford, M7 1XU, permissioned (330 m)
- 10 Albert Park Road, Salford, M7 1LS: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- 212 Great Clowes Street, Salford, M7 2ZS, permissioned (540 m)
- 250-252 Lower Broughton Road Salford M7 2JX: up to 24 homes, pending decision (590 m)
- Riverside House, 100 Blackfriars Road, Salford, M3 7FU: up to 46 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Former Royal Archer Public House, Lower Broughton Road: up to 36 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 8 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 27 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 | Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Victoria (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km |
| Exchange Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.6 km | |
| Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Broughton Lane Lower Broughton | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Cheetham Hill On Street Parking | 420 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 16.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr A Chaudhry & Dr I Jeet | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmacykwik | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Surgery (Unit 6A) | 290 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Pendleton Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Texaco Broughton Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Albert Park 7.8 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,680 m² | 800 m |
| Allotments | Littleton Road Allotments 2.4 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Public Baths, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km south-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Public Baths | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-west |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Choral Grove | Wood | 140 m north |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 1.7 km north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north-west |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.5 km south |
| Hall Hill | Hill | 3.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 36 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 62 |
62 of the postcode's 62 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 63% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 23% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 78% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 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) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 49% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Broughton Lane.