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M5 5BJ · Salford · North West

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for M5 5BJ.

Sat · 12 Sep
21°high
Showers11° low
Sun21°14° lowPartly cloudy13 Sep
Today22°14° lowCloudy14 Sep
Tomorrow18°14° lowShowers15 Sep
Wed16°11° lowCloudy16 Sep
Thu15°13° lowShowers17 Sep
Fri14°11° lowLight rain18 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend-2.4%Salford · Jun 2026⌂Recent planningChecking planning…This information is updating↔Nearest train stationEccles0.9 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,475Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Salford

M5 5BJ is in the Salford local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Eccles, about 0.9 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£190,000M5 postcode district

12 Sep 2025 – 24 Jul 2026

182 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£231,890Salford

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change-2.4%Salford

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £190,000 Use area average: £231,890
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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Checking recent planning…This section will update when the latest local records are ready.
NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Salford.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

Got something to sell?

Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. King of KingsOther independent school · Ages 3–180.5 mi
  2. All Hallows RC High SchoolSecondary · Ages 11–160.5 mi
  3. Salford City College16 plus · Ages 16–990.9 mi
  4. Light Oaks Junior SchoolPrimary · Ages 7–110.9 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,475 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding M5 5BJ—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 18.7%16–64 · 77.3%65+ · 4.0%
What area does this cover?

Salford 021I (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime0

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Employment5.0%

Unemployment estimate for Salford · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Salford.

Local councilSalfordLocal authority for M5 5BJ
Latest general election · 2024Labour53.2% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour53.2% of votes47.5% turnout
2019Labour57.4% of votes57.9% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM6020.0 miles
Clean air & driving chargesMersey Gateway19.7 miles from the postcode point
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Manchester Airport

About 9.1 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Places of worship

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Nearest prison
HMP Forest Bank2.2 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Prestwich2.3 mi
  2. Clifton3.2 mi
  3. Risley, Holcroft And Chat Moss5.0 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Pennine Bridleway11.8 mi
  2. Pennine Way15.0 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around M5 5BJ.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around M5 5BJ
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 03:30
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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