# M38 9LG: area report for a postcode in Salford

M38 9LG 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 M38 9LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) › [M38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m38) › [M38 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m38-9)

## 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=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG
- **Walkden, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG
- **No property in M38 9LG 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=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Salford 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG
- **£229,462 average price**: For the whole of Salford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M38 9LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG
- **Loud road and rail noise at M38 9LG**: Road 68 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG
- **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=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG
- **15.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Edmund's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-rc-primary-school-e135307) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Andrew's Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-methodist-primary-school-e105938) | Primary | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bridgewater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgewater-primary-school-e105912) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Star Salford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/star-salford-academy-e149767) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Hilton Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hilton-lane-primary-school-e152537) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [The Lowry Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lowry-academy-e148393) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [North Walkden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-walkden-primary-school-e105922) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Peel Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peel-hall-primary-school-e105913) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2025 | £153,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £91,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £136,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £74,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DEARDEN AVENUE MEDICAL PRACTICE (450 m); CHERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE (450 m); MANCHESTER ROAD EAST MEDICAL PRACTICE (450 m); SALFORD PRIMARY CARE TOGETHER (450 m); THE GILL MEDICAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: TIMS & PARKER PHARMACY (740 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (760 m); BOOTS (760 m); TIMS & PARKER PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: BERKSHIRE DENTAL (520 m); CLEGGS LANE DENTAL PRACTICE (880 m); WALKDEN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE C (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Walkden Food Warehouse (600 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Worsley Hulton DC (750 m, Morrisons); Tesco Walkden Extra (750 m, Tesco); M&S Walkden Foodhall (750 m, Marks and Spencer); Aldi Whittle Brook Walkden (760 m, Aldi)

## 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 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 50.9** (2025). Salford 002C has a deprivation score of 50.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,198th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £181,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Salford 002C was £181,000 in 2025. Joint 4,872nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,537** (2021). Salford 002C had 1,537 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,509th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Salford 002C, 99.7% 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.

## M38 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M38 was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,928** (2021). M38 had 14,928 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,007th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in M38 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In M38, 99.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)
- Centre: 53.5273, -2.4118

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

## Your MP

- [Bolton South and Walkden](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden): Yasmin Qureshi (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=-2.4118,53.5273,M389LG

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