WA3 postcode area guide — Salford

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Broadband & internet speeds in WA3

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WA3 postcode district (Salford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,491 postcodes Ofcom measures in WA3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.6%.

Around 0.2% of premises in WA3 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 WA3

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Mobile signal around Salford

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Salford district (139,829 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WA3

Police recorded 7 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WA3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in WA3

Based on 517 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WA3 is £247,500, up 1.0% on the previous year (£245,000).

Latest recorded sales in WA3

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WA3

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 WA3

286 rated food businesses operate in WA3. 174 hold the top rating of 5, 42 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: ABC Childcare Pre-school, Aldi Stores Ltd, All Saints Food Bank Golborne, All Saints Nursery, Asda Stores Ltd.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in WA3

From a sample of 155 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 WA3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 WA3 typically use:

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What's it like living in WA3?

Postcodes in WA3

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.