M38 postcode area guide — Salford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M38 postcode district in Salford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M38
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M38 postcode district (Salford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 315 postcodes Ofcom measures in M38, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97%.
Around 0% of premises in M38 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 M38
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M38 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| M38 0BF | 100% | 100% |
| M38 0BN | 100% | 100% |
| M38 0BQ | 100% | 100% |
| M38 0BR | 100% | 100% |
| M38 0BS | 100% | 100% |
| M38 0BT | 100% | 100% |
| M38 0BU | 100% | 100% |
| M38 0BX | 100% | 100% |
| M38 0BY | 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 M38
Based on 89 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M38 is £168,000, up 1.8% on the previous year (£165,000).
Detached
£256,000
3 sales
Semi-detached
£188,000
34 sales
Terraced
£150,000
50 sales
Latest recorded sales in M38
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Ridyard Street | M38 9NB |
| 19 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Briar Hill Grove | M38 0DH |
| 8 May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Falcon Drive | M38 9SN |
| 1 May 2026 | £125,000 | Semi-detached | Cleggs Lane | M38 9RW |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Peelwood Avenue | M38 9NT |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Wildbrook Road | M38 0ET |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Ashawe Terrace | M38 0EW |
| 16 Mar 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Peel Lane | M38 0BS |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £194,750 | Semi-detached | Parkway | M38 0DA |
| 9 Mar 2026 | £142,000 | Terraced | Crescent Drive | M38 9QH |
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 M38
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 442 | M38 9WD |
| Peel Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 416 | M38 0BZ |
| Wharton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 378 | M38 9XA |
| St Edmund's RC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 339 | M38 0WH |
| St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 311 | M38 9RB |
| Dukesgate Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 227 | M38 9HF |
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 M38
67 rated food businesses operate in M38. 34 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bargain Booze, Bee Happy Cafe, Bridgewater Primary Kitchen, Care Chiefs Children's Nursery, Community Little Hulton Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M38
From a sample of 345 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 M38 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 79% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
40%
Band C
39%
Band D
16%
Band E
4%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
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
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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.