Willowmoss Close Walkden, Salford
10 addresses across 1 postcode (M28), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33433028.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £220,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Salford costs £2,594 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Walkden, about 780 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Beesley Green, is about 670 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 62 to 64 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Walkden Medical Centre, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £268,500 | £268,500 | £268,500 |
| 2020 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £133,500 | £133,500 | £133,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £68,000 | £68,000 | £68,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £52,000 | £52,000 | £52,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £48,500 | £48,500 | £48,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2023 | 9 M28 7FY | Semi-detached | £220,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jun 2022 | 4 M28 7FY | Detached | £268,500 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Oct 2020 | 9 M28 7FY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Aug 2019 | 4 M28 7FY | Detached | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Nov 2017 | 9 M28 7FY | Semi-detached | £140,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 8 M28 7FY | Semi-detached | £133,500 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Aug 2012 | 9 M28 7FY | Semi-detached | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Oct 2006 | 7 M28 7FY | Semi-detached | £130,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Apr 2002 | 8 M28 7FY | Semi-detached | £68,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Dec 2001 | 7 M28 7FY | Semi-detached | £60,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Apr 2000 | 9 M28 7FY | Semi-detached | £52,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jul 1998 | 9 M28 7FY | Semi-detached | £48,500 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Sep 1997 | 4 M28 7FY | Detached | £59,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Mar 1995 | 4 M28 7FY | Detached | £57,250 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 67 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (4); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 street: most are in band A (62% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): 2024 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Barratt Homes (Scholars Green) - Land bound by Birch Road, Laburnum Road & Hawthorn Avenue, Walkden, permissioned (370 m)
- Land to the rear of Birch Road: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Land to the rear of Birch Road: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 184 Walkden Road Worsley M28 7FQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Walkden Sixth Form Centre, Edge Fold Road, Worsley, M28 7QD: up to 24 homes, pending decision (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Adjacent To The Ellesmere Walkden Road Worsley M28 7BQ: up to 10 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Adjacent 130, Manchester Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 3FU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- 15 Westminster Road, Worsley, M28 3AW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 street's 10 addresses are between 62 m and 64 m above sea level (64 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M28 7FY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Walkden 301,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Moorside 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Kearsley (Manchester) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shap Drive Whittle Brook | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Farnworth Bus Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Car parks | A580 Wardley Park & Ride | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 19.8 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Walkden Medical Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tims & Parker Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hewitt, Higgins, Sadler & Hamburger | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Oaklands Hospital | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Police station | Swinton Police Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Premier Walkden Road Cashzone | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beesley Green 6,610 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Parr Fold Park 8.7 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,600 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cawdor Street Allotments 9,400 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Canal tunnel entrances and wharf | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Wardley Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| New Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Spring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Morton Moss | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Coppice Clough | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 10 |
2 of the street's 10 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Academy Walkden | Secondary | 11–16 | 220 m | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mesne Lea Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Christ The King RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| James Brindley Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ellenbrook Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Lowry Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Kitchen M28 7JD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 4 Good | 9 Jan 2026 |
| Brunch and Coffee House M28 7JD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 4 Good | 20 Jan 2026 |
| K A Newsagents M28 7JD | Retailers - other | 170 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Dalkia M28 7JB | School/college/university | 260 m | 4 Good | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Ellesmere Golf Club M28 7HZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2023 |
| Brew And Bee M28 7FG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Jan 2024 |
| Mesne BSC & ASC M28 7FG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2019 |
| Mesne Lea Primary Kitchen M28 7FG | School/college/university | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 May 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (staffordshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- M28 7FY: 10 addresses
Nearby streets
Beck Grove · Dales Grove · Reedmace Close · Mereclough Avenue · Rydal Crescent · Kirkstone Avenue · Fells Grove · Meremanor · Old Clough Lane · East Lancashire Road · Laburnum Road · Thornhill Drive
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.