M50 postcode area · Salford

The M50 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Salford. Area Scores range from 18 to 83 across them. Every full M50 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the M50 district: Salford Quays scores 84 out of 100 (#1,115 of 6,856 nationally) while Weaste & Seedley sits at 18 — neighbours on the map, 66 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £150,500 in Ordsall West to £223,500 in University, Crescent & Adelphi Street.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,993a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime—no data published by the police force

Median age (est.)33

Owner-occupied29%

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 M50 district

£200,000median home sold over the past year · -3.1% over 5 years · -0.9% over the year · 153 sales

Detached—

Semi-detached—

Terraced—

Flat£195,600

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
University, Crescent & Adelphi StreetSalford	5,030	27	£223,500
Ordsall WestSalford	5,585	18	£150,500
Weaste & SeedleySalford	5,619	18	£202,500

People living in M50 Census 2021

Residents35,350

Median age (est.)33

Density4,266per km²

No qualifications15%

Degree or above46%

No car or van43%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 21%25–44 42%45–64 16%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright 11%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 25%Private rent 47%

Households

One person 38%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 17% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups

Professional	26%
Associate professional	17%
Elementary	11%
Managers & directors	10%
Sales & customer service	10%
Administrative	9%
Caring & leisure	7%
Skilled trades	6%
Process & plant	4%

Ethnic group

White 74%Asian 9%Black 9%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 41% · Muslim 6%

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 M50

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M50 district.

Ordsall

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M50.

M5 M6 M17 M3 M15 M32 M61 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.