# M5

Postcode district covering Salford, Ordsall and New Windsor, in Salford.

M5 is a postcode district covering Salford, Ordsall and New Windsor, in Salford. Median sale price £207,467 in 2025. About 26,623 people.

Postcode district. Code M5. 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 M5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £207,467** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M5 was £207,467 in 2025. 441st 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/m5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 21,375** (2021). M5 had 21,375 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,378th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m5#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 6%** (2022). About 6% of people in M5 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/m5#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.6%** (January 2026). In M5, 89.6% 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/m5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 6% of people in M5 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=M5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 286 homes were sold in M5 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M5 had 21,375 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M5) (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 M5.

## How M5 compares

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

| Measure | M5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £207,467 | 10th cheapest | 40 postcode districts, M · 2025 |
| Population | 21,375 | 14th least populated | 45 postcode districts, M · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 6% | joint 20th most people in radon Affected Areas | 45 postcode districts, M · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.6% | 11th lowest | 45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of M5?

M5 had 21,375 usual residents at the census.
M5 is the 1,378th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in M5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M5 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in M5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Salford 021F](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005723) | 1,661 | – | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Salford 021H](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033982) | 1,911 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Salford 034B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033992) | 1,398 | – | 7 | 97.5% |
| [Salford 035A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01032914) | 2,121 | – | 6 | 94.6% |
| [Salford 035B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01032912) | 2,271 | – | 2 | 87.5% |
| [Salford 035C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01005667) | 2,274 | – | 2 | 92.8% |
| [Salford 036A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033993) | 1,813 | – | 6 | 97.4% |
| [Salford 036B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033994) | 1,172 | – | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Salford 036C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01032915) | 2,138 | – | 3 | 90.6% |
| [Salford 037E](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033999) | 1,223 | – | 8 | 99.3% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in M5

[Ordsall East](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/ordsall-east), [Ordsall West](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/ordsall-west)

## Postcode sectors in M5

[M5 0 (55 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m5-0), [M5 3 (198 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m5-3), [M5 4 (246 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m5-4), [M5 5 (144 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m5-5)

## Council

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

## Towns in M5

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

## Postcode districts next to M5

[M3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m3), [M6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m6), [M7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m7), [M15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m15), [M16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m16), [M17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m17), [M30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m30), [M50](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m50)

## Nearest rail stations

[Cornbrook (950 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2674,53.4701), [Anchorage (950 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2861,53.4746), [Salford Crescent (1.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2757,53.4866), [Salford Quays (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2840,53.4703)

## 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)

## M5 in brief

M5 is a postcode district covering Salford, Ordsall and New Windsor, in Salford.
About 26,623 people lived in M5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £207,467 in 2025 across 286 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M5 was £207,467 in 2025.
M5 had 21,375 usual residents at the census.
About 6% of people in M5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M5, 89.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: M5
- Postcode area: [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)
- Constituency: [Salford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/salford)
- Council: [Salford †](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)
- Area: 4.24 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,623*
- Neighbourhoods: 10
- Output areas: 71

* 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

[M6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m6), [M50](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m50), [M3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m3), [M16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m16), [M7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m7), [M15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m15)

## Latest updates for M5

- 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.

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m5#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/m5