M5 postcode area guide — Salford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M5 postcode district in Salford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
64.4%
Gigabit-capable
64.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M5 postcode district (Salford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 553 postcodes Ofcom measures in M5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 64.4%.
Around 0% of premises in M5 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 M5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M5 2HF | 100% | 0% |
| M5 2UD | 0% | 0% |
| M5 3AA | 100% | 100% |
| M5 3AB | 100% | 100% |
| M5 3AE | 100% | 100% |
| M5 3AF | 100% | 100% |
| M5 3AG | 100% | 100% |
| M5 3AH | 100% | 100% |
| M5 3AN | 100% | 0% |
| M5 3AP | 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 M5
Based on 216 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M5 is £175,000, down 17.8% on the previous year (£212,950).
Semi-detached
£250,000
17 sales
Terraced
£240,000
33 sales
Flat / maisonette
£156,000
159 sales
Latest recorded sales in M5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Ordsall Lane | M5 3NG |
| 6 May 2026 | £140,000 | Flat | Eccles New Road | M5 4UT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Flat | Lowry Wharf | M5 4SU |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £347,500 | Terraced | Fire Station Square | M5 4NZ |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Barff Road | M5 5FS |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Flat | Lockgate Square | M5 4YU |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £130,000 | Flat | Taylorson Street South | M5 3FY |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Flat | Lowry Wharf | M5 4SU |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £183,000 | Terraced | Mccready Drive | M5 3JJ |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £117,500 | Flat | Canterbury Gardens | M5 5AD |
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 M5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lark Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 629 | M5 4BJ |
| Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 4–11 | 511 | M5 3PJ |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 437 | M5 5JH |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 220 | M5 3JP |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 220 | M5 4AL |
| Arbour Academy | Not applicable | 11–16 | 44 | M5 5AG |
| Acer Academy, Salford | Not applicable | 11–16 | 38 | M5 5DP |
| University of Salford | Not applicable | — | — | M5 4WT |
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 M5
137 rated food businesses operate in M5. 85 hold the top rating of 5, 17 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 92 Degrees, AC Hotel Manchester Salford Quays, Acer Academy School Kitchen, Aldi Stores, Aloha Poke.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M5
From a sample of 260 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 M5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 81% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
77%
Band D
16%
Band E
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 M5 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.