# M50 Postcode district covering Salford and Wharfside, in Salford. M50 is a postcode district covering Salford and Wharfside, in Salford. Median sale price £204,353 in 2025. About 9,679 people. Postcode district. Code M50. 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 M50 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £204,353** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M50 was £204,353 in 2025. 420th 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/m50#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 6,989** (2021). M50 had 6,989 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 577th 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/m50#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in M50 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/m50#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.5%** (January 2026). In M50, 79.5% 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/m50#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M50) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in M50 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=M50) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 168 homes were sold in M50 in 2025. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M50) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M50 had 6,989 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M50) (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 M50. ## How M50 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | M50 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £204,353 | 9th cheapest | 40 postcode districts, M · 2025 | | Population | 6,989 | 6th 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 | 79.5% | 6th lowest | 45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of M50? M50 had 6,989 usual residents at the census. M50 is the 577th least populated of 2,756 in the UK. ## Deprivation in M50, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M50 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in M50 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Salford 021I](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033983) | 1,275 | – | 3 | 88.1% | | [Salford 037A](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033995) | 1,205 | – | 8 | 85.8% | | [Salford 037B](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033996) | 1,218 | – | 8 | 50.9% | | [Salford 037C](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033997) | 1,030 | – | 7 | 81.1% | | [Salford 037D](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/neighbourhood/e01033998) | 1,329 | – | 9 | 96.3% | ## 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 M50 [Salford Quays](https://openindex.co.uk/salford/salford-quays) ## Postcode sectors in M50 [M50 1 (34 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m50-1), [M50 2 (73 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m50-2), [M50 3 (95 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m50-3) ## Council [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) ## Towns in M50 [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/salford) ## Postcode districts next to M50 [M5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m5), [M6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m6), [M17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m17), [M30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m30) ## Nearest rail stations [Broadway (100 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2950,53.4748), [Harbour City (200 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2910,53.4741), [MediaCityUK (300 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2971,53.4721), [Anchorage (550 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2861,53.4746) ## 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) ## M50 in brief M50 is a postcode district covering Salford and Wharfside, in Salford. About 9,679 people lived in M50 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £204,353 in 2025 across 168 sales (HM Land Registry). The median price paid for a home in M50 was £204,353 in 2025. M50 had 6,989 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in M50 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In M50, 79.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: M50 - 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: 2.35 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,679* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 27 * 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 [M5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m5), [M17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m17), [M30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m30), [M6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m6) ## Latest updates for M50 - 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/M50 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m50, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m50#f-house-sales-median-price. 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