Schools
91 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 16 secondary schools. The Lowry Academy is the nearest published school at 402 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
M38 0TF
Walkden South · Salford · England
Updated September 2026
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- Ward
- Walkden South
- Local authority
- Salford
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Postcode district
- M38
- Postcode sector
- M38 0
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- M38 0TF
- Status
- Terminated
- Introduced
- 1 May 1994
- Terminated
- 1 December 1994
- Postcode area
- M
- Postcode district
- M38
- Postcode sector
- M38 0
- Latitude
- 53.518485
- Longitude
- -2.410182
- British National Grid easting
- 372,900
- British National Grid northing
- 402,500
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- North West · E12000002
- Local authority district
- Salford · E08000006
- Electoral ward
- Walkden South · E05013035
- Parish or community
- E43000160
- Westminster constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden · E14001111
- Output area
- E00181620
- Lower layer super output area
- Salford 004D · E01005710
- Middle layer super output area
- Salford 004 · E02001160
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore M38
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 91
- Primary
- 62
- Secondary
- 16
- 402 m
The Lowry Academy
Academy sponsor led
- 569 m
James Brindley Community Primary School
Academy converter
- 852 m
Hilton Lane Primary School
Academy converter
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 3
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 3
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- Not supplied
- Postcode households
- Not supplied
- Residents per household
- Not available
- M38 0 residents
- 3,462
Age bands in M38 0
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 27.6%
- Age 15 to 24
- 12.2%
- Age 25 to 44
- 27.4%
- Age 45 to 64
- 20.8%
- Age 65 and over
- 12%
897 residents
396 residents
891 residents
678 residents
390 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
24
within 5 km straight-line
ELLENBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE
14 MORSTON CLOSE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 1PB
ODS code P87624
841 m
THE LIMES MEDICAL PRACTICE
8-12 HODGE ROAD, WALKDEN, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 3AT
ODS code P87017
976 m
WALKDEN MEDICAL CENTRE
2 HODGE ROAD, WALKDEN, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 3AT
ODS code P87008
976 m
THE GILL MEDICAL PRACTICE
5 HARRIET STREET, WORSLEY, WALKDEN, MANCHESTER, M28 3DR
ODS code P87028
1.0 km
CHERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE
LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB
ODS code P87630
1.1 km
DEARDEN AVENUE MEDICAL PRACTICE
LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB
ODS code P87625
1.1 km
MANCHESTER ROAD EAST MEDICAL PRACTICE
LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB
ODS code P87661
1.1 km
SALFORD PRIMARY CARE TOGETHER
4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB
ODS code Y00445
1.1 km
BOOTHSTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE
PARR BRIDGE H&W CENTRE, PARR BRIDGE RETAIL PARK, MOSLEY COMMON ROAD, MANCHESTER, M29 8RZ
ODS code P92605
1.6 km
ORCHARD MEDICAL PRACTICE
10 LEIGH ROAD, WORSLEY, BOOTHSTOWN, MANCHESTER, M28 1LZ
ODS code P87627
1.9 km
CLEGGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE/129
129-131 CLEGGS LANE, LITTLE HULTON, MANCHESTER, M38 9RS
ODS code P87613
1.9 km
STONEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE
PIGGOTT STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9QZ
ODS code P82008
2.8 km
DR VARDHAN'S SURGERY
10 HIGHER GREEN LANE, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7HG
ODS code P92646
3.2 km
FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE
FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH
ODS code P82652
3.2 km
FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE
FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH
ODS code P82037
3.2 km
KEARSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE
JACKSON STREET, KEARSLEY, BOLTON, BL4 8EP
ODS code P82007
3.3 km
SIVAKUMAR & PARTNER
THE SURGERY, 1 COLDALHURST LANE, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7BS
ODS code P92020
3.6 km
ASTLEY GENERAL PRACTICE
391A MANCHESTER ROAD, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7BY
ODS code P92637
3.8 km
POPLAR STREET SURGERY
TYLDESLEY HEALTH CENTRE, POPLAR STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8AX
ODS code Y02321
3.9 km
ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY
145 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8FL
ODS code P92028
3.9 km
Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.
Nearby transport
- 0.1 miles
Burgess Farm
BCT · Engine Fold
- 0.1 miles
Burgess Way
BCT · Engine Fold
- 0.2 miles
Primrose Avenue
BCT · Engine Fold
- 0.2 miles
Primrose Avenue
BCT · Engine Fold
- 0.2 miles
Parsonage Road
BCT · Parr Fold
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Salford 004D, 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
15,140 of 33,755
- Income
- 4 of 10
- Employment
- 5 of 10
- Education and skills
- 4 of 10
- Health and disability
- 4 of 10
- Crime
- 4 of 10
- Housing and services
- 9 of 10
- Living environment
- 10 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
Recorded crime
3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.