M7 2HJ Salford
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Broughton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Hugh Oldham Drive, Salford: 24 addresses
- Unnamed street near Hugh Oldham Drive, The Cliff: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hugh Oldham Drive, The Cliff: 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 (48% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Cliff conservation area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Land to the north of Priory Grove, Salford, M7 2HF, permissioned (150 m)
- Castle Green, 342-344 Lower Broughton Road, Salford, M7 2HY: up to 16 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 12 Grassfield Avenue, Salford, M7 1HW: up to 1 home, permissioned (290 m)
- 12 Grassfield Avenue, Salford, M7 1HW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 4A Great Cheetham Street West, Salford, M7 2JE, permissioned (430 m)
- Land Formerly Griffin Hotel, Lower Broughton Road, Salford: up to 57 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- 189 Littleton Road Salford M7 3TL: up to 1 home, permissioned (540 m)
- 458-460 Lower Broughton Road Salford M7 2FG: up to 1 home, permissioned (610 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 17 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 23 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 23 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 26 addresses are between 26 m and 30 m above sea level (29 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 | 1.9 km |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Duncan Street The Cliff | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Cromwell Grove | 800 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 17.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mocha Parade Medical Practice | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest A-Z Chemist | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Griffin Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | North Manchester General Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Pendleton Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Landslide Stores Cashzone | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Castle Irwell Flood Basin 26 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,080 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Littleton Road Allotments 2.4 ha | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Peel Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.7 km south. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south |
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 780 m north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Hall Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-west |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 3.4 km south |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 26 | 26 |
None of the postcode's 26 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Hugh Oldham Drive.