M5 3GU

Ordsall · Salford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ordsall
Local authority
Salford
Constituency
Salford
Postcode district
M5
Postcode sector
M5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M5 3PS 52 m
M5 3RG 78 m
M5 3BB 102 m
M5 3GA 107 m
M5 3HF 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M5 3GU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2003
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M5
Postcode sector
M5 3
Latitude
53.475180
Longitude
-2.275087
British National Grid easting
381,839
British National Grid northing
397,639

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Salford · E08000006
Electoral ward
Ordsall · E05013028
Parish or community
E43000160
Westminster constituency
Salford · E14001459
Output area
E00028698
Lower layer super output area
Salford 035C · E01005667
Middle layer super output area
Salford 035 · E02006961

Postcode source versions

Explore M5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
177
Primary
90
Secondary
21
  1. Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre

    Community school

    203 m
  2. St Joseph's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    241 m
  3. Oasis Academy MediaCityUK

    Academy sponsor led

    557 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Other theft 5
  • Robbery 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Bicycle theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M5 3 residents
7,128

Age bands in M5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,085 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.1%

1,130 residents

Age 25 to 44
44.4%

3,106 residents

Age 45 to 64
15.8%

1,105 residents

Age 65 and over
8.2%

577 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

49

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORDSALL HEALTH SURGERY

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

    ODS code P87035

    412 m

  • CORNBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    204 CITY ROAD, HULME, MANCHESTER, M15 4EA

    ODS code P84669

    1.3 km

  • CLARENDON SURGERY

    PENDLETON GATEWAY, 1 BROADWALK, SALFORD, M6 5FX

    ODS code P87634

    1.6 km

  • PENDLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PENDLETON GATEWAY, 1 BROADWALK, SALFORD, M6 5FX

    ODS code P87015

    1.6 km

  • BLACKFRIARS

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

    ODS code Y02622

    1.7 km

  • CORNERSTONE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    451 LIVERPOOL STREET, SALFORD, M6 5QQ

    ODS code P87639

    1.7 km

  • LIMELIGHT HEALTH AND WELLBEING HUB

    LIMELIGHT, 1 ST BRIDES WAY, MANCHESTER, M16 9NW

    ODS code P91020

    1.8 km

  • CARE HOMES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02625

    1.8 km

  • 1/SALFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    194-198 LANGWORTHY ROAD, SALFORD, M6 5PP

    ODS code P87004

    1.9 km

  • THE ARCH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P84630

    1.9 km

  • LANGWORTHY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    250 LANGWORTHY ROAD, SALFORD, M6 5WW

    ODS code P87027

    2.0 km

  • CITY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02849

    2.3 km

  • DR A CHAUDHRY & DR I JEET

    GREAT CLOWES STREET, SALFORD, M7 1RD

    ODS code P87654

    2.3 km

  • SORREL BANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 BOLTON ROAD, SALFORD, M6 7HL

    ODS code P87040

    2.4 km

  • THE DOC'S SURGERY

    55-59 BLOOM STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 3LY

    ODS code P84683

    2.5 km

  • THE WILLOWS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE WILLOWS, LORDS AVENUE, SALFORD, M5 5JR

    ODS code P87658

    2.5 km

  • ASHVILLE SURGERY

    171 UPPER CHORLTON ROAD, MANCHESTER, M16 9RT

    ODS code P84038

    2.6 km

  • THE WHITSWOOD PRACTICE

    2 WHITSWOOD CLOSE, MANCHESTER, M16 7AP

    ODS code P84635

    2.6 km

  • THE RANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WITHINGTON ROAD, WHALLEY RANGE, MANCHESTER, M16 8EE

    ODS code P84039

    2.8 km

  • NORTH TRAFFORD GROUP PRACTICE

    864-866 CHESTER ROAD, STRETFORD, MANCHESTER, M32 0PA

    ODS code P91629

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 49 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ordsall District Centre

    BCT · Ordsall

    0.1 miles
  • Ordsall District Centre

    BCT · Ordsall

    0.1 miles
  • Ryall Avenue

    BCT · Ordsall

    0.1 miles
  • Ryall Avenue

    BCT · Ordsall

    0.1 miles
  • Brassington Avenue

    BCT · Ordsall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Salford 035C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,193 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

177 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 21 secondary schools. Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre is the nearest published school at 203 m.

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

Recorded crime

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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