# M6 5RQ: area report for a postcode in Salford

M6 5RQ 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 M6 5RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) › [M6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m6) › [M6 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m6-5)

## 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=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ
- **Langworthy, 850 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ
- **No property in M6 5RQ 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=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Salford 024E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ
- **£229,462 average price**: For the whole of Salford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at M6 5RQ**: Superfast for 50%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M6 5RQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ
- **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=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ
- **20.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holy Family VA RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-va-rc-primary-school-e136080) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lark Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lark-hill-community-primary-school-e132147) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willow Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-tree-primary-school-e136079) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e147730) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King of Kings](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-of-kings-e105596) | Independent | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Quayside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/quayside-school-e152618) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Acer Academy, Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acer-academy-salford-e151728) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Buile Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buile-hill-academy-e150868) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2025 | £221,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £177,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2024 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £197,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| January 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| August 2025 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| November 2025 | £106,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Langworthy (850 m, 11 minutes on foot); Salford Crescent (910 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CARE HOMES MEDICAL PRACTICE (170 m); 1/SALFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE (340 m); PENDLETON MEDICAL CENTRE (340 m); CLARENDON SURGERY (340 m); LANGWORTHY MEDICAL PRACTICE (420 m)
- Pharmacies: A-Z CHEMIST (250 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (270 m); PENDLETON PHARMACY (340 m); BOOTS (390 m); COHENS CHEMIST (410 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (340 m); PENDLETON GATEWAY (340 m); SALFORD DENTAL PRACTICE (620 m); WINDSOR DENTAL PRACTICE (670 m); BEAUMONT DENTAL (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Pendleton Manchester (100 m, Aldi); Lidl Pendleton Manchester (110 m, Lidl); Heron Pendleton Manchester (220 m, Heron); Iceland Salford (260 m, Iceland); Tesco Salford Extra (280 m, Tesco)

## 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 024E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 53.1** (2025). Salford 024E has a deprivation score of 53.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,852nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,442** (2021). Salford 024E had 2,442 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,261st 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: 77.0%** (January 2026). In Salford 024E, 77.0% 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: 6.9%** (August 2026). In Salford 024E, 6.9% 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.

## M6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £224,550** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M6 was £224,550 in 2025. 560th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,680** (2021). M6 had 37,680 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 531st 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 74%** (2022). About 74% of people in M6 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: 91.2%** (January 2026). In M6, 91.2% 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: 53.4872, -2.2895

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=-2.2895,53.4872,M65RQ

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