# M28 2GW: area report for a postcode in Salford

M28 2GW is a postcode in Salford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Salford. Open the map at M28 2GW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) › [M28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m28) › [M28 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m28-2)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW
- **Walkden, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW
- **No property in M28 2GW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Salford 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW
- **£229,462 average price**: For the whole of Salford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M28 2GW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW
- **Low road and rail noise at M28 2GW**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW
- **18.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mark's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-cofe-primary-school-e105949) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Co-op Academy Walkden](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-walkden-e146404) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Mesne Lea Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mesne-lea-primary-school-e149387) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bridgewater School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgewater-school-e105992) | Independent | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [James Brindley Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/james-brindley-community-primary-school-e150187) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ The King RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-rc-primary-school-e105950) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e105945) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ellenbrook Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ellenbrook-community-primary-school-e130396) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £1,300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £530,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £800,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £730,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2024 | £411,600 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £615,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £845,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Asda Worsley Express Petrol (390 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £229,462** (July 2026). Salford’s average house price was £229,462 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,958** (2025). Full-time workers living in Salford earned a median of £34,958 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 61st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Salford costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 32.3** (2025). Salford has a deprivation score of 32.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 24th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Salford 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.6** (2025). Salford 014D has a deprivation score of 8.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,979th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £343,998** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Salford 014D was £343,998 in 2025. 12,175th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,599** (2021). Salford 014D had 1,599 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,168th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.3%** (January 2026). In Salford 014D, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## M28 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M28 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,575** (2021). M28 had 44,575 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 319th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in M28 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.3%** (January 2026). In M28, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)
- Centre: 53.5086, -2.3854

Council: [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Worsley and Eccles](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worsley-and-eccles): Michael Wheeler (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.3854,53.5086,M282GW

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