M3 6AE

Blackfriars & Trinity · Salford · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Salford
Constituency
Salford
Postcode district
M3
Postcode sector
M3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M3 6GD 19 m
M3 6GE 19 m
M3 6GA 43 m
M3 6GB 47 m
M3 7BD 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M3 6AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2009
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M3
Postcode sector
M3 6
Latitude
53.484733
Longitude
-2.254908
British National Grid easting
383,182
British National Grid northing
398,697

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Salford · E08000006
Parish or community
E43000160
Westminster constituency
Salford · E14001459
Output area
E00181608
Lower layer super output area
Salford 033D · E01033990
Middle layer super output area
Salford 033 · E02006959

Postcode source versions

Explore M3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
181
Primary
100
Secondary
18
  1. The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary

    Voluntary aided school

    435 m
  2. The Friars Primary School

    Community school

    529 m
  3. St Philip's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    613 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
55
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Other theft 6
  • Other crime 2
  • Public order 2
  • Theft from the person 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M3 6 residents
4,450

Age bands in M3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.7%

361 residents

Age 15 to 24
25%

1,042 residents

Age 25 to 44
51%

2,122 residents

Age 45 to 64
12.2%

508 residents

Age 65 and over
3.1%

127 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.

GP practices

63

within 5 km straight-line

  • BLACKFRIARS

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

    ODS code Y02622

    78 m

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

    2ND FL, 32 MARKET ST, MANCHESTER, M1 1PL

    ODS code Y02849

    825 m

  • DR A CHAUDHRY & DR I JEET

    GREAT CLOWES STREET, SALFORD, M7 1RD

    ODS code P87654

    1.0 km

  • THE DOC'S SURGERY

    55-59 BLOOM STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 3LY

    ODS code P84683

    1.4 km

  • CORNBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    204 CITY ROAD, HULME, MANCHESTER, M15 4EA

    ODS code P84669

    1.9 km

  • THE ARCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HULME MEDICAL CENTRE, 175 ROYCE ROAD, HULME, MANCHESTER, M15 5TJ

    ODS code P84630

    1.9 km

  • CLARENDON SURGERY

    PENDLETON GATEWAY, 1 BROADWALK, SALFORD, M6 5FX

    ODS code P87634

    2.0 km

  • PENDLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PENDLETON GATEWAY, 1 BROADWALK, SALFORD, M6 5FX

    ODS code P87015

    2.0 km

  • ORDSALL HEALTH SURGERY

    ORDSALL HEALTH, 118 PHOEBE STREET, SALFORD, M5 3PH

    ODS code P87035

    2.1 km

  • CHEETHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    244 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER, M8 8AU

    ODS code P84046

    2.2 km

  • CARE HOMES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MEZZANINE FLOOR, ST JAMES'S HOUSE, PENDLETON WAY, SALFORD, M6 5FW

    ODS code Y02625

    2.3 km

  • ANCOATS URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    OLD MILL STREET, MANCHESTER, M4 6EE

    ODS code P84673

    2.4 km

  • NEW ISLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANCOATS PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, OLD MILL STREET, ANCOATS, MANCHESTER, M4 6EE

    ODS code P84064

    2.4 km

  • WHITLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 WHITLEY ROAD, COLLYHURST, MANCHESTER, M40 7QH

    ODS code P84054

    2.4 km

  • MOCHA PARADE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WILLOW TREE H L C, 94 LITTLETON ROAD, SALFORD, M7 3SE

    ODS code P87022

    2.5 km

  • NEWBURY GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    55 RIGBY STREET, SALFORD, M7 4NX

    ODS code P87026

    2.5 km

  • REUT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWBURY PLACE HEALTH CENTRE, 55 RIGBY STREET, SALFORD, M7 4NX

    ODS code P87648

    2.5 km

  • NEW COLLEGIATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    407 CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, CHEETHAM HILL, MANCHESTER, M8 0DA

    ODS code P84030

    2.5 km

  • ARDWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE VALLANCE MEDICAL CENTRE, WADESON ROAD, MANCHESTER, M13 9UJ

    ODS code P84037

    2.5 km

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE VALLANCE MEDICAL CENTRE, WADESON ROAD, MANCHESTER, M13 9UJ

    ODS code P84611

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 63 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Quay Street

    BCT · Salford

    0.1 miles
  • Quay Street

    BCT · Salford

    0.1 miles
  • Salford Central Rail Station

    RLY · Salford

    0.1 miles
  • Salford Central Rail Station

    BCT · Salford

    0.1 miles
  • Salford Central Rail Station

    RSE · Salford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Salford 033D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,526 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

181 open schools are in scope, including 100 primary and 18 secondary schools. The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary is the nearest published school at 435 m.

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

Recorded crime

55 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 40 events.

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