# M44

Postcode district covering Irlam and Cadishead, in Salford.

M44 is a postcode district covering Irlam and Cadishead, in Salford. Median sale price £230,000 in 2025. About 20,017 people.

Postcode district. Code M44. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)

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 M44 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M44 was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 601st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 19,879** (2021). M44 had 19,879 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,285th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in M44 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.8%** (January 2026). In M44, 97.8% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M44) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in M44 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=M44) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 300 homes were sold in M44 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M44) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M44 had 19,879 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M44) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Salford, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is M44.

## How M44 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | M44 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £230,000 | joint 17th cheapest | 40 postcode districts, M · 2025 |
| Population | 19,879 | 13th least populated | 45 postcode districts, M · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 45 postcode districts, M · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.8% | 8th highest | 45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of M44?

M44 had 19,879 usual residents at the census.
M44 is the 1,285th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in M44, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M44 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in M44

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Salford 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005639) | 1,516 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Salford 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005640) | 1,360 | – | 1 | 94.3% |
| [Salford 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005641) | 1,365 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Salford 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005642) | 1,208 | – | 6 | 98.2% |
| [Salford 029E](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005643) | 1,369 | – | 5 | 98.2% |
| [Salford 029F](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005644) | 1,517 | – | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Salford 029G](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005645) | 1,363 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Salford 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005616) | 1,446 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Salford 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005617) | 1,480 | – | 5 | 97.1% |
| [Salford 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005618) | 2,080 | – | 4 | 95.8% |
| [Salford 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005619) | 1,231 | – | 2 | 97.7% |
| [Salford 030E](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005620) | 2,550 | – | 6 | 96.4% |
| [Salford 030F](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005621) | 1,770 | – | 2 | 94.2% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in M44

[Higher Irlam](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/higher-irlam), [Lower Irlam & Cadishead](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/lower-irlam-and-cadishead)

## Postcode sectors in M44

[M44 0 (1 postcode)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44-0), [M44 5 (212 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44-5), [M44 6 (265 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44-6)

## Council

[Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)

## Towns in M44

[Irlam](https://openindex.co.uk/town/irlam)

## Postcode districts next to M44

[M28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m28), [M29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29), [M30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m30), [M31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m31), [M41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m41), [WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3)

## Nearest rail stations

[Irlam (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4332,53.4343), [Glazebrook (2.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4597,53.4284), [Flixton (3.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3843,53.4438), [Chassen Road (4.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3682,53.4462)

## More in the M postcode area

[All M postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## M44 in brief

M44 is a postcode district covering Irlam and Cadishead, in Salford.
About 20,017 people lived in M44 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £230,000 in 2025 across 300 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M44 was £230,000 in 2025.
M44 had 19,879 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in M44 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M44, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: M44
- Postcode area: [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)
- Constituency: [Worsley and Eccles †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/worsley-and-eccles)
- Council: [Salford †](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)
- Area: 20.31 km²
- People, mid-2024: 20,017*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 68

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa3), [M29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29), [M30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m30), [M31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m31), [M41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m41), [M28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m28)

## Latest updates for M44

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/M44

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m44