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

M6 8QZ 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 8QZ 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=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ
- **Weaste, 990 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ
- **No property in M6 8QZ 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=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Salford 023D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ
- **£229,462 average price**: For the whole of Salford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M6 8QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at M6 8QZ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ
- **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=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ
- **18.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Willow Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-tree-primary-school-e136079) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Family VA RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-va-rc-primary-school-e136080) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Buile Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buile-hill-academy-e150868) | Secondary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Salford City College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salford-city-college-e130509) | Sixth form and further education | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [King of Kings](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-of-kings-e105596) | Independent | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e151637) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Lark Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lark-hill-community-primary-school-e132147) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Acer Academy, Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acer-academy-salford-e151728) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2025 | £158,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £209,067 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £178,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £206,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| November 2023 | £238,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £212,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £238,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Weaste (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LANGWORTHY MEDICAL PRACTICE (290 m); 1/SALFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE (420 m); SORREL BANK MEDICAL PRACTICE (490 m); CARE HOMES MEDICAL PRACTICE (680 m); CORNERSTONE MEDICAL PRACTICE (680 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (350 m); BOOTS (470 m); SORRELL BANK CHEMIST (490 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (610 m); COHENS CHEMIST (640 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (420 m); BEAUMONT DENTAL (550 m); SALFORD DENTAL PRACTICE (680 m); DENTAL SURGERY (780 m); PENDLETON GATEWAY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Salford Extra (600 m, Tesco); Lidl Pendleton Manchester (620 m, Lidl); Heron Pendleton Manchester (770 m, Heron); Aldi Pendleton Manchester (770 m, Aldi); Iceland Salford (790 m, Iceland)

## 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 023D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.1** (2025). Salford 023D has a deprivation score of 34.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,479th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,552** (2021). Salford 023D had 1,552 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,675th 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: 93.6%** (January 2026). In Salford 023D, 93.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.8%** (August 2026). In Salford 023D, 5.8% 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: 53.4898, -2.2991

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=-2.2991,53.4898,M68QZ

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