M8 8DU Salford
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Broughton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Bury New Road, Manchester: 2 addresses
- Bury New Road, Manchester: 2 addresses
- Pegwell Drive, Salford: 1 address
- Ramsgate Street, Salford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bury New Road, Strangeways: 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 B (54% of about 690 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
- Land Formerly 178 And 180 Great Clowes Street Salford M7 1XU: up to 2 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Land formerly 178 and 180 Great Clowes Street, Salford, M7 1XU, permissioned (290 m)
- 311-315 Bury New Road, Salford, M7 2YN: up to 38 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 212 Great Clowes Street, Salford, M7 2ZS, permissioned (420 m)
- 311-315 Bury New Road, Salford, M7 2YN: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- 10 Albert Park Road, Salford, M7 1LS: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- 17 Alexander Gardens, Salford, M7 1RY, permissioned (650 m)
- 54 St James Road Salford M7 4XE: up to 22 homes, permissioned (700 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 3 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 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 12 addresses are between 30 m and 32 m above sea level (31 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 | Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Salford Crescent 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Victoria (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km |
| Exchange Square (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.7 km | |
| Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Appian Way Lower Broughton | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Shudehill Interchange | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cheetham Hill On Street Parking | 580 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 16.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr A Chaudhry & Dr I Jeet | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmacykwik | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Surgery (Unit 6A) | 500 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Pendleton Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Texaco Broughton Cashzone | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,540 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Albert Park 7.8 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,190 m² | 710 m |
| Allotments | Littleton Road Allotments 2.4 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Peel Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.6 km south-west. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peel Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-west |
| The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Queen's Park, Manchester | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Choral Grove | Wood | 220 m south-west |
| Kersal Vale | Valley | 1.5 km north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-west |
| Dale Street Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south-east |
| Saint George's Island | Island | 2.9 km south |
| Hall Hill | Hill | 3.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 12 |
12 of the postcode's 12 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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 | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Bury New Road.