M44 postcode area guide — Salford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M44 postcode district in Salford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M44
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
93.4%
Gigabit-capable
93.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the M44 postcode district (Salford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 475 postcodes Ofcom measures in M44, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.4%.
Around 0.2% of premises in M44 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 M44
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M44 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| M44 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| M44 5AD | 100% | 94.7% |
| M44 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| M44 5AF | 97.6% | 88.1% |
| M44 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| M44 5AH | 100% | 0% |
| M44 5AJ | 52.4% | 52.4% |
| M44 5AL | 0% | 0% |
| M44 5AN | 100% | 68.2% |
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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 M44
Based on 218 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M44 is £230,000, up 4.5% on the previous year (£220,000).
Detached
£335,000
29 sales
Semi-detached
£247,500
96 sales
Terraced
£205,000
69 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in M44
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Ferryhill Road | M44 6DD |
| 5 May 2026 | £232,000 | Semi-detached | Windsor Avenue | M44 6HP |
| 5 May 2026 | £110,000 | Flat | Forebay Drive | M44 6RT |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Hargate Drive | M44 6JQ |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Moss Lane | M44 5DE |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £224,000 | Detached | Churning Terrace | M44 6TH |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £187,000 | Terraced | Nelson Drive | M44 5JE |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £260,500 | Semi-detached | Rixtonleys Drive | M44 6RN |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Bradburn Road | M44 5ZD |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £133,000 | Flat | Dean Road | M44 5AJ |
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 M44
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irlam and Cadishead Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 844 | M44 5ZR |
| Irlam Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 456 | M44 6NA |
| St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 236 | M44 5LH |
| Irlam Endowed Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 226 | M44 6EE |
| Cadishead Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 210 | M44 5JD |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 209 | M44 5HG |
| Moss Valley Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 183 | M44 6GX |
| St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 182 | M44 6GX |
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 M44
123 rated food businesses operate in M44. 71 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABC Mini Market, American Southern Fried Chicken, Bakers Oven, Bargain Booze, Bobs Newsagents.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M44
From a sample of 237 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 M44 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
49%
Band D
41%
Band E
7%
Band F
0%
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
Landlines around M44 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.