# M3 7GQ: area report for a postcode in Salford

M3 7GQ 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 M3 7GQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) › [M3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m3) › [M3 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m3-7)

## 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=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ
- **Salford Central, 490 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ
- **No property in M3 7GQ 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=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Salford 033E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ
- **£229,462 average price**: For the whole of Salford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ
- **17 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M3 7GQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at M3 7GQ**: Road 70 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ
- **19.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Friars Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-friars-primary-school-e105896) | Primary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cathedral-school-of-st-peter-and-st-john-rc-primary-e105964) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 10% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Angel Meadow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/angel-meadow-school-e152513) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Philip's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-cofe-primary-school-e105944) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chetham's School of Music](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chethams-school-of-music-e105588) | Independent | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [River View Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-view-community-primary-school-e136076) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cheetwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheetwood-primary-school-e105461) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey College Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-college-manchester-e105601) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| August 2025 | £208,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2026 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2024 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £333,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2024 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2023 | £288,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £333,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Salford Central (490 m, 6 minutes on foot); Manchester Victoria (830 m, 10 minutes on foot); Exchange Square (890 m, 11 minutes on foot); Victoria (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BLACKFRIARS (380 m); DR A CHAUDHRY & DR I JEET (720 m); CITY HEALTH CENTRE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: K'S CHEMIST (460 m); MANOR PHARMACY (490 m); MANCHESTER CHEMIST (500 m); BOOTS (970 m)
- Dental practices: REVIVE DENTAL CARE - MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE (490 m); DENTAL DEPT. (740 m); MANCHESTER DP LTD (820 m); DENTAL SURGERY (14 ST. ANNS SQUARE) (850 m); ARNDALE DENTAL & IMPLANT CLINIC (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Manchester Colliers Yard (340 m, Sainsburys); Asda Salford Chapel Walks Express (390 m, Asda); Asda Salford - Greengate Express (470 m, Asda); Tesco Manchester Bailey Express (570 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Manchester Greengate Local (590 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 033E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 52.3** (2025). Salford 033E has a deprivation score of 52.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,972nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,541** (2021). Salford 033E had 1,541 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,268th 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: 81.1%** (January 2026). In Salford 033E, 81.1% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.9%** (August 2026). In Salford 033E, 7.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## M3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M3 was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 895th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 15,709** (2021). M3 had 15,709 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,046th least 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in M3 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: 86.9%** (January 2026). In M3, 86.9% 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: 53.4875, -2.2552

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

## Your MP

- [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/salford): Rebecca Long Bailey (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=-2.2552,53.4875,M37GQ

## How to cite

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