M5 postcode area · Salford

The M5 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Salford. Area Scores range from 1 to 83 across them. Every full M5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the M5 district: Salford Quays scores 84 out of 100 (#1,115 of 6,856 nationally) while Pendleton sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 83 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £150,500 in Ordsall West to £223,500 in University, Crescent & Adelphi Street. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.)

Living here

Typical net household income£31,937a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime—no data published by the police force

Median age (est.)33

Owner-occupied27%

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 M5 district

£188,000median home sold over the past year · -14.5% over 5 years · -10.5% over the year · 229 sales

Detached—

Semi-detached£250,000

Terraced£241,250

Flat£168,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Salford QuaysSalford	1,115	84	£204,950
Ordsall EastSalford	4,138	40	£190,000
University, Crescent & Adelphi StreetSalford	5,030	27	£223,500
Ordsall WestSalford	5,585	18	£150,500
Weaste & SeedleySalford	5,619	18	£202,500
Langworthy Buile HillSalford	5,811	15	£209,067
PendletonSalford	6,778	1	—

People living in M5 Census 2021

Residents53,174

Median age (est.)33

Density4,975per km²

No qualifications16%

Degree or above43%

No car or van45%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 21%25–44 41%45–64 16%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright 12%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 29%Private rent 44%

Households

One person 38%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 11%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 17% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	24%
Associate professional	17%
Elementary	13%
Sales & customer service	10%
Managers & directors	9%
Administrative	9%
Caring & leisure	8%
Skilled trades	6%
Process & plant	4%

Ethnic group

White 74%Asian 8%Black 10%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 41% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 29%

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 M5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M5 district.

Ordsall

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M5.

M50 M6 M17 M3 M15 M61 M32 M2

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.