M28 postcode area guide — Salford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M28 postcode district in Salford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M28
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
95.3%
Gigabit-capable
95.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the M28 postcode district (Salford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,056 postcodes Ofcom measures in M28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 95.3%.
Around 0.1% of premises in M28 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in M28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M28 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| M28 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| M28 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| M28 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| M28 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| M28 0AS | 100% | 100% |
| M28 0AT | 100% | 100% |
| M28 0AU | 100% | 90.9% |
| M28 0AW | 100% | 100% |
| M28 0AX | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Salford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Salford district (139,829 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
94%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in M28
Based on 538 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M28 is £265,000, down 3.6% on the previous year (£275,000).
Detached
£412,500
118 sales
Semi-detached
£275,000
211 sales
Terraced
£205,000
147 sales
Flat / maisonette
£130,000
39 sales
Latest recorded sales in M28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Normanby Road | M28 7TR |
| 22 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Windlehurst Drive | M28 1HL |
| 15 May 2026 | £365,000 | Detached | Brandwood Close | M28 1XX |
| 8 May 2026 | £130,000 | Flat | Barton Road | M28 2PF |
| 8 May 2026 | £188,000 | Semi-detached | Avon Close | M28 0LA |
| 7 May 2026 | £415,000 | Semi-detached | Stetchworth Drive | M28 1FU |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Wood Cottage Close | M28 0YB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £167,500 | Flat | Chandlers Row | M28 2BW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Mountain Street | M28 3GZ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £306,000 | Semi-detached | Silk Mill Street | M28 1NX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Salford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Salford district (269,923 residents, 115,117 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.6% |
| 15–29 | 31.9% |
| 30–44 | 19.2% |
| 45–64 | 16% |
| 65+ | 13.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 47% |
| Private rented | 27.1% |
| Social rented | 13.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around M28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Academy Walkden | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,414 | M28 7JB |
| The Lowry Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 884 | M28 0SY |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 466 | M28 1HS |
| Mesne Lea Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 441 | M28 7FG |
| Bridgewater School | Not applicable | 3–18 | 439 | M28 2WQ |
| Ellenbrook Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 439 | M28 7PS |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 437 | M28 2WF |
| Star Salford Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 389 | M28 0BB |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in M28
245 rated food businesses operate in M28. 141 hold the top rating of 5, 49 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Amans Worsley, Atlas Four Ltd T/A Seven Yays, B&M Retail, Beehive Community Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M28
From a sample of 221 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 M28 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 66% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
45%
Band C
21%
Band D
29%
Band E
5%
Band F
0%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Salford
Landlines around M28 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.