M7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Salford, Lower Broughton and HIgher Broughton, in Salford.
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 M7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In M7, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How M7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of M7?
M7 had 34,430 usual residents at the census.
M7 is the 682nd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in M7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M7 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in M7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford 010A | 2,254 | No figure | 3 | 81.7% |
| Salford 010B | 1,723 | No figure | 4 | 80.4% |
| Salford 010C | 1,993 | No figure | 1 | 87.1% |
| Salford 010D | 2,278 | No figure | 2 | 97.2% |
| Salford 011A | 1,501 | No figure | 4 | 63.9% |
| Salford 011B | 2,351 | No figure | 5 | 83.5% |
| Salford 011C | 1,555 | No figure | 2 | 99.5% |
| Salford 011D | 1,562 | No figure | 1 | 98.6% |
| Salford 031A | 2,698 | No figure | 1 | 90.3% |
| Salford 031B | 2,481 | No figure | 1 | 91.3% |
| Salford 031C | 3,100 | No figure | 1 | 92.0% |
| Salford 032A | 1,664 | No figure | 2 | 96.7% |
| Salford 032B | 1,524 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Salford 032C | 2,513 | No figure | 2 | 90.2% |
| Salford 032D | 2,372 | No figure | 1 | 98.3% |
MPs for M7
- Rebecca Long BaileyLabourMP for Salford50% of M7’s postcodes
- Christian WakefordLabourMP for Bury South45% of M7’s postcodes
- Lucy PowellLabour (Co-op)MP for Manchester Central4.1% of M7’s postcodes
- Graham StringerLabourMP for Blackley and Middleton South0.4% of M7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in M74
Postcode sectors in M74
Council1
Towns in M71
Postcode districts next to M76
Nearest rail stations4
More in the M postcode area2
M7 in brief
M7 is a postcode district covering Salford, Lower Broughton and HIgher Broughton, in Salford.
About 37,370 people lived in M7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £260,000 in 2025 across 180 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M7 was £260,000 in 2025.
M7 had 34,430 usual residents at the census.
In M7, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In M7, 7.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.