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M50 2AD

In Salford · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
See detail
Police data incomplete for this area
Median price
£148,500
Sold prices · M50 2AD only · 12 months
Area overview

The median sold price for the postcode M50 2AD is around £148,500, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.

Based on official dataUpdated 2026-08

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
None identified
Surface water
None identified
Near a flood-risk boundary: area-level only; properties within this postcode may vary in their actual risk.
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-06Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.

Jul 21Jul 26

Range £119,000 – £297,250

Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price
£148,500
M50 2AD only · 12 months
Sales
3
M50 2AD only · 12 months

By property type

Median sold price by type across M50 2, last 24 months.

  • Flat£165,000(154 sales)

M50 2AD median £148,500 (12 months) vs the wider district £225,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).

Land Registry release · 2026-08

Recorded crime

Greater Manchester Police doesn't currently publish street-level crime data, so we can't show crime here.

Police.uk release · 2026-08

Broadband coverage

Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 2.5% of premises in M50 2AD, compared with 93.8% across Salford and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 87.3% of premises across Salford (England: 77.9%).

Gigabit-capable
2.5%
Superfast 30 Mbit/s+
3.8%
Below the USO
0%
Coverage compared: % of premises, July 2025
Type of broadbandThis postcodeSalfordEnglandUK
Full fibrefibre all the way to the premisesn/a87.3%77.9%77.5%
Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available2.5%93.8%86.7%85.9%
Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available3.8%97.8%97.7%97.5%
Below the USOno decent connection available0%0%0.1%0.14%
This is coverage — what networks can reach premises — not the speed any one home gets. Postcode figures cover every premises in the postcode. Ofcom does not publish full fibre per postcode, so that figure is for the whole council area. "Below the USO" means a premises cannot get a decent connection (10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload) from a fixed line or fixed wireless network.

Deprivation

This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 22% of neighbourhoods in England.

Compared with Salford: more deprived than 12% of its 161 neighbourhoods.

Selected measures

Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.

  • Income10of 10
  • Employment10of 10
  • Crime5of 10
  • Living environment5of 10
A relative ranking of small areas (LSOAs, roughly 1,500 residents each) on income, employment, health, education, crime, housing and environment. It describes the area as a whole, not any household or home. The ranking covers England only; Welsh postcodes use the separate Welsh index.
Neighbourhood E01033996 · published October 2025Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Council tax

Most homes here are Band C (50%). Average Band D in Salford is £2,594.45 for 2026/27.

That is 8% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.

Average Band C in Salford: £2,306.18 for 2026/27.

Homes by band in this neighbourhood

Share of the 1,000 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.

  • Band A0%
  • Band B6%
  • Band C50%
  • Band D34%
  • Band E9%
  • Band F1%
  • Band G1%
  • Band H0%
Bands are for the neighbourhood (LSOA, roughly 1,500 residents), not one street or home. The Valuation Office Agency rounds counts to the nearest 10. Charges are council-wide averages including parish and adult social care precepts; a home’s bill depends on its band, its parish and any discounts.

Nearest schools

The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.

Nearest primary schools

  1. Willow Tree Primary School0.9 miles (1.5 km)
    Community school · ages 3–11 · 469 pupils
    Ofsted, October 2024: no overall grade given
    • Quality of education Good
    • Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
    • Personal development Good
    • Leadership and management Good
    Ofsted reports for Willow Tree Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  2. Community school · ages 3–11 · 629 pupils
    Ofsted report card, February 2026
    • Inclusion Needs attention
    • Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
    • Achievement Needs attention
    • Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
    • Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention
    • Early years Needs attention
    • Leadership and governance Needs attention
    • Safeguarding Met
    Ofsted reports for Lark Hill Community Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  3. Voluntary aided school · ages 3–11 · Roman Catholic · 220 pupils
    Ofsted report card, May 2026
    • Inclusion Expected standard
    • Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
    • Achievement Needs attention
    • Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
    • Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention
    • Early years Expected standard
    • Leadership and governance Needs attention
    • Safeguarding Met
    Ofsted reports for St Joseph's RC Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗

Nearest secondary schools

  1. AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK0.3 miles (450 m)
    University technical college · ages 13–19 · 464 pupils
  2. Oasis Academy MediaCityUK0.8 miles (1.2 km)
    Academy sponsor led · ages 11–16 · 989 pupils
    Ofsted report card, December 2025
    • Inclusion Expected standard
    • Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
    • Achievement Needs attention
    • Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
    • Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
    • Leadership and governance Needs attention
    • Safeguarding Met
    Ofsted reports for Oasis Academy MediaCityUK (opens in a new tab) ↗
  3. Stretford High School1.1 miles (1.8 km)
    Foundation school · ages 11–16 · 1,000 pupils
    Ofsted, December 2019: Good
    Later ungraded inspection, November 2024: Standards maintained
    Ofsted reports for Stretford High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, not walking or driving routes. Living near a school does not mean you are in its catchment area, so check admissions with the council. Ofsted stopped giving a single overall grade in September 2024, and inspections from November 2025 give a report card with a grade for each area. We show what Ofsted published for each school's latest inspection.
School list 12 October 2026 · Ofsted data to 31 August 2026Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted management information. Open Government Licence.

Public transport

The nearest station to M50 2AD is MediaCityUK (Manchester Metrolink), 0.2 miles (270 m) away in a straight line. There are 11 bus stops within 500 m.

Nearest station
0.2 miles (270 m)
Bus stops within 500 m
11

Nearest stations

  1. MediaCityUK (Manchester Metrolink)
    Tram, metro or Underground · MediaCityUK
    0.2 miles (270 m)
  2. Broadway (Manchester Metrolink)
    Tram, metro or Underground · Broadway
    0.3 miles (480 m)
  3. Imperial War Museum (Manchester Metrolink)
    Tram, metro or Underground · Trafford Park
    0.3 miles (520 m)
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, so the walk will be longer. This shows where stations and stops are, not how often services run. Bus stops are active on-street stops.

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

October 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £148,500
August 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £148,500
July 2026saved snapshot
Sector median recorded at £186,475
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £183,700
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £183,700
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £185,000
Show the full history (18 more months)
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £185,000
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £187,950
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £187,950
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £187,950
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £198,100
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £200,000
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £200,000
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £200,000
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £199,995
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £196,500
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £197,500
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £196,925
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £195,000
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £195,150
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £196,000
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £198,898
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £199,995
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £199,748

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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All figures on this page are area-level and indicative, drawn from official open data sources under the Open Government Licence. PostcodeLens is not a property-specific assessment and does not constitute financial, legal, insurance, or surveying advice. Always verify with the original sources and qualified professionals before making a property decision.

Postcode, council area and neighbourhood lookups: ONS Postcode Directory (May 2026), Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.