Compare My Postcode

M28 postcode area · Salford

The M28 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bolton, Salford, Wigan. Area Scores range from 1 to 92 across them. Every full M28 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the M28 district: Worsley scores 92 out of 100 (#526 of 6,856 nationally) while Little Hulton North sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 91 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £165,000 in Walkden North West to £348,000 in Worsley — a 2.1× gap within the M28 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bolton, Salford and Wigan — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,208a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the M28 district

£283,000median home sold over the past year · +23.0% over 5 years · +1.1% over the year · 663 sales
Detached£420,000
Semi-detached£282,500
Terraced£220,000
Flat£140,000
Salford£238,838
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
WorsleySalford 52692 £348,000
Ellenbrook & BoothstownSalford 56792 £325,000
Astley, Blackmoor & Mosley CommonWigan 1,62376 £275,000
Walkden SouthSalford 3,65247 £262,500
LightoaksSalford 3,65947 £260,250
Kearsley & StonecloughBolton 4,11140 £191,000
Swinton WestSalford 5,11925 £221,000
Walkden North EastSalford 5,23524 £230,000
Swinton Worsley RoadSalford 5,34522 £237,000
Winton & WestwoodSalford 5,69517 £238,000
Daubhill & Fernhill GateBolton 6,07811 £200,000
Little Hulton SouthSalford 6,3947 £220,500
Walkden North WestSalford 6,5724 £165,000
Little Hulton NorthSalford 6,7432 £186,000

People living in M28 Census 2021

Residents117,187
Median age (est.)39
Density1,731per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above31%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 20%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 5%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 5%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 35% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in M28

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M28 district.

Little Hulton Swinton Walkden North

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M28.

M38 M27 M30 BL4 M29 BL3 BL78 M6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.