M7 3TA Salford
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Kersal & Broughton Park. Region: North West.
Streets
- Littleton Road, Salford: 33 addresses
- Mervyn Road, Salford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Littleton Road, Lower Kersal: 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 (95% of about 660 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
- 189 Littleton Road Salford M7 3TL: up to 1 home, permissioned (400 m)
- East of Langley Road: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Charlestown Riverside - site 3 (North West of Dunedin Drive and East of Langley Road): up to 80 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Land east of Langley Rd, Irwell Riverside: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- Land Off Langley Road (Previously Saw Mill) Langley Road Salford M6 6JP: up to 31 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- Land east of Langley Rd, Irwell Riverside: up to 320 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Castle Green, 342-344 Lower Broughton Road, Salford, M7 2HY: up to 16 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- South of Agecroft Cemetery: up to 135 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 15 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 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 35 addresses are between 29 m and 30 m above sea level (30 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 58%, gigabit 58% 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 | 2.0 km |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Bradley Avenue Lower Kersal | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Cromwell Grove | 790 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 17.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mocha Parade Medical Practice | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest K's Chemists | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 0 m |
| Hospital | Oaklands Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Pendleton Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 830 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Castle Irwell Flood Basin 26 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 30 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.4 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Littleton Road Allotments 2.4 ha | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kersal Cell, a listed building (Grade II*), 900 m north-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kersal Cell | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m north-west |
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south |
| Buile Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 690 m north |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 1.2 km north-east |
| Hall Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north-west |
| Choral Grove | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 3.6 km south |
| North Bay | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 27 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 35 |
33 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 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 Littleton Road.