M50 postcode area guide — Salford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M50 postcode district in Salford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M50
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
62.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
44%
Gigabit-capable
44%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M50 postcode district (Salford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 175 postcodes Ofcom measures in M50, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 62.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 44%.
Around 0% of premises in M50 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 M50
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M50 1AU | 100% | 100% |
| M50 1AW | 100% | 100% |
| M50 1AY | 100% | 100% |
| M50 1AZ | 100% | 100% |
| M50 1BA | 100% | 100% |
| M50 1BB | 18.2% | 18.2% |
| M50 1BX | 33.3% | 0% |
| M50 1DB | 100% | 100% |
| M50 1DE | 75% | 0% |
| M50 1DG | 8.8% | 8.8% |
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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 M50
Based on 114 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M50 is £185,000, down 9.8% on the previous year (£205,000).
Flat / maisonette
£185,000
111 sales
Latest recorded sales in M50
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £210,000 | Flat | Blue | M50 2TJ |
| 11 May 2026 | £430,000 | Terraced | Vancouver Quay | M50 3TX |
| 1 May 2026 | £241,000 | Flat | Merchants Quay | M50 3XG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £273,000 | Flat | Merchants Quay | M50 3XR |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Flat | St Lawrence Quay | M50 3XU |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Flat | The Quays | M50 3RA |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £75,535 | Flat | Michigan Avenue | M50 2HH |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Flat | Blue | M50 2AF |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Flat | Merchants Quay | M50 3XR |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Flat | The Quays | M50 3SB |
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 M50
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy MediaCityUK | Secondary | 11–16 | 989 | M50 3UQ |
| AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK | Secondary | 13–19 | 464 | M50 2UW |
| Thompsons Academy trading as Navigators | Not applicable | 16–25 | — | M50 3XW |
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 M50
135 rated food businesses operate in M50. 101 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Anchorage Convenience, Bab Korean Food, Baity Palestinian Kitchen, Banana Tree Also T/A Mimis And Whats Your Katsu, Bang Tang Mcr.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M50
From a sample of 659 Energy Performance Certificates across 5 M50 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 87% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
68%
Band C
18%
Band D
6%
Band E
6%
Band F
2%
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 M50 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.