# M6 8QR: area report for a postcode in Salford

M6 8QR 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 8QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) › [M6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m6) › [M6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m6-8)

## 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=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR
- **Weaste, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR
- **No property in M6 8QR 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=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Salford 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR
- **£229,462 average price**: For the whole of Salford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M6 8QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR
- **Low road and rail noise at M6 8QR**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR
- **17.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [All Hallows RC High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-hallows-rc-high-school-e131512) | Secondary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 51.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e151637) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Salford City College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salford-city-college-e130509) | Sixth form and further education | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Light Oaks Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/light-oaks-junior-school-e105884) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Light Oaks Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/light-oaks-infant-school-e105894) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | – |
| [Buile Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buile-hill-academy-e150868) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Luke's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-rc-primary-school-e105966) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Summerville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerville-primary-school-e105889) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2023 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £84,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2025 | £455,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £244,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £128,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE WILLOWS MEDICAL PRACTICE (830 m); ORIENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (880 m); THE HEIGHT GENERAL PRACTICE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (620 m); WELL (830 m); WELL (930 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (160 m); HAMILTON AND MACLEOD (920 m); DENTAL SURGERY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S WHS Royal Salford Hospital (890 m, Marks and Spencer); Aldi Irlam o the Height Manchester (910 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 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.0** (2025). Salford 021A has a deprivation score of 20.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,678th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £357,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Salford 021A was £357,500 in 2025. Joint 11,194th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,485** (2021). Salford 021A had 1,485 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,414th least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Salford 021A, 100.0% 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.

## 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: 53.4927, -2.3123

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=-2.3123,53.4927,M68QR

## How to cite

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