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M3

UK postcode district

Part of Manchester

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,197
Current units
642
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
555

Postcode sectors in M3

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

8 sectors
17,742 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Apartment 1703, New Kings Head Yard, Salford, M3 7GP 27 July 2026 £230,000
Block D Alto, Apartment 56, Sillavan Way, Salford, M3 6GF 23 July 2026 £215,000
11, Sandywell Lane, Salford, M3 7FF 16 July 2026 £525,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
19
Months covered
9
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

M3 usual residents
16,345
Age-profile population
16,762

Age bands in M3

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
5.2%
872 residents
Age 15 to 24
24.9%
4,173 residents
Age 25 to 44
55.7%
9,343 residents
Age 45 to 64
11.5%
1,925 residents
Age 65 and over
2.7%
449 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 560 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 490 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 457 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • BLACKFRIARS

    FRESH TOWERS, 138 CHAPEL STREET, SALFORD, M3 6AF

    ODS code Y02622

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £253,000 from 4,067 recorded sales in M3. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Salford is £231,890 in June 2026, down 2.4% year on year.

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

19 published events cover 9 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.