M6 postcode area guide — Salford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M6 postcode district in Salford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
75.9%
Gigabit-capable
71.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the M6 postcode district (Salford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 799 postcodes Ofcom measures in M6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 71.9%.
Around 0% of premises in M6 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 M6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M6 5AA | 100% | 0% |
| M6 5AB | 100% | 0% |
| M6 5AD | 100% | 0% |
| M6 5AE | 100% | 0% |
| M6 5AN | 100% | 100% |
| M6 5AT | 100% | 0% |
| M6 5AW | 100% | 100% |
| M6 5BD | 100% | 100% |
| M6 5BF | 100% | 0% |
| M6 5BJ | 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 M6
Based on 346 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M6 is £220,000, up 32.6% on the previous year (£165,950).
Detached
£386,400
15 sales
Semi-detached
£276,000
110 sales
Terraced
£210,000
159 sales
Flat / maisonette
£135,000
50 sales
Latest recorded sales in M6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £148,000 | Terraced | Wychbury Street | M6 5YA |
| 15 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Tellson Crescent | M6 7LL |
| 15 May 2026 | £175,000 | Other | Langworthy Road | M6 5PW |
| 14 May 2026 | £392,500 | Semi-detached | Acresfield Road | M6 7GE |
| 14 May 2026 | £142,500 | Terraced | Knutsford Street | M6 5QU |
| 8 May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Church Avenue | M6 5RB |
| 8 May 2026 | £193,000 | Terraced | Deyne Street | M6 5WT |
| 6 May 2026 | £143,000 | Terraced | Claremont Road | M6 7RJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £285,500 | Terraced | Blodwell Street | M6 5RX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Duffield Road | M6 7RD |
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 M6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Albion Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 879 | M6 6QT |
| Buile Hill Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 870 | M6 8RD |
| All Hallows RC High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 752 | M6 8AA |
| Willow Tree Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 469 | M6 5TJ |
| St Luke's RC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 421 | M6 7WR |
| Light Oaks Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 355 | M6 8LU |
| Light Oaks Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 255 | M6 8LU |
| Holy Family VA RC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 238 | M6 5WX |
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 M6
230 rated food businesses operate in M6. 130 hold the top rating of 5, 41 are rated 4, and 21 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: African Grocers, Aldi, Aldi, All Hallows RC High School Kitchen, Allied Pharmacy - Salford.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M6
From a sample of 266 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 M6 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 66% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
62%
Band D
24%
Band E
9%
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
Landlines around M6 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.