M29 postcode area guide — Salford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M29 postcode district in Salford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M29
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.5%
Gigabit-capable
91.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.9%
Broadband availability in the M29 postcode district (Salford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 562 postcodes Ofcom measures in M29, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.5%.
Around 0.9% of premises in M29 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 M29
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M29 0RQ | 100% | 0% |
| M29 7AA | 100% | 88.9% |
| M29 7AB | 100% | 94.7% |
| M29 7AD | 100% | 100% |
| M29 7AE | 100% | 100% |
| M29 7AF | 100% | 100% |
| M29 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| M29 7AH | 100% | 100% |
| M29 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| M29 7AL | 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 M29
Based on 310 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M29 is £230,000, up 2.2% on the previous year (£225,000).
Detached
£385,000
86 sales
Semi-detached
£230,000
127 sales
Terraced
£151,000
65 sales
Flat / maisonette
£117,000
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in M29
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Bourton Court | M29 8QR |
| 21 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Chiltern Way | M29 7QA |
| 15 May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | Holt Street | M29 8DA |
| 15 May 2026 | £107,000 | Flat | Beckford Court | M29 8GF |
| 1 May 2026 | £318,000 | Semi-detached | Sale Lane | M29 8PG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Withington Drive | M29 7NW |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Astley Street | M29 7AG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Glastonbury Road | M29 7WR |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £232,500 | Semi-detached | Avondale Drive | M29 7ES |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Garrett Meadow | M29 8SD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 M29
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,537 | M29 7EE |
| Fred Longworth High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,283 | M29 8JN |
| Garrett Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 520 | M29 7EY |
| Tyldesley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 441 | M29 7PY |
| Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 330 | M29 8DH |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 240 | M29 7BT |
| St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 212 | M29 7DY |
| Cambian Tyldesley School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 34 | M29 8BS |
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 M29
139 rated food businesses operate in M29. 60 hold the top rating of 5, 36 are rated 4, and 12 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 180 Dance Club, Aldi, Arnie's, Astley and Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club, Astley Community Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M29
From a sample of 197 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 M29 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
34%
Band D
38%
Band E
17%
Band F
3%
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 M29 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.