M27
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Swinton and Newtown, in Salford.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an M27 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In M27, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How M27 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of M27?
M27 had 42,350 usual residents at the census.
M27 is the 376th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in M27, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M27 has no single figure. Of its 28 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in M27
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford 005A | 1,759 | No figure | 2 | 98.7% |
| Salford 005B | 1,278 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Salford 005C | 1,225 | No figure | 7 | 99.3% |
| Salford 005D | 1,581 | No figure | 4 | 95.1% |
| Salford 006A | 1,463 | No figure | 3 | 97.8% |
| Salford 006B | 1,568 | No figure | 4 | 100.0% |
| Salford 006C | 1,414 | No figure | 6 | 95.9% |
| Salford 006D | 1,375 | No figure | 1 | 97.4% |
| Salford 008A | 1,486 | No figure | 3 | 98.7% |
| Salford 008C | 1,569 | No figure | 1 | 98.5% |
| Salford 008D | 1,550 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Salford 008E | 1,027 | No figure | 5 | 90.5% |
| Salford 008F | 2,044 | No figure | 3 | 91.7% |
| Salford 009A | 1,804 | No figure | 4 | 98.4% |
| Salford 009B | 1,366 | No figure | 1 | 99.8% |
| Salford 009C | 1,568 | No figure | 4 | 99.7% |
| Salford 009D | 1,433 | No figure | 6 | 100.0% |
| Salford 012A | 1,567 | No figure | 2 | 99.8% |
| Salford 012B | 1,573 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Salford 012C | 1,709 | No figure | 7 | 99.9% |
| Salford 012D | 1,784 | No figure | 6 | 100.0% |
| Salford 012E | 1,745 | No figure | 1 | 95.1% |
| Salford 012F | 1,516 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Salford 014A | 1,556 | No figure | 10 | 99.7% |
| Salford 014B | 1,531 | No figure | 9 | 99.7% |
| Salford 014F | 1,555 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Salford 015C | 1,790 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Salford 015D | 1,824 | No figure | 7 | 96.8% |
MPs for M27
- Rebecca Long BaileyLabourMP for Salford56% of M27’s postcodes
- Michael WheelerLabourMP for Worsley and Eccles44% of M27’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in M277
Postcode sectors in M276
Council1
Towns in M272
Postcode districts next to M278
Nearest rail stations4
More in the M postcode area2
M27 in brief
M27 is a postcode district covering Swinton and Newtown, in Salford.
About 43,521 people lived in M27 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £232,500 in 2025 across 549 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M27 was £232,500 in 2025.
M27 had 42,350 usual residents at the census.
In M27, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In M27, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.