M28
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Mosley Common and Walkden, in Salford.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an M28 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 70% of people in M28 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How M28 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of M28?
M28 had 44,575 usual residents at the census.
M28 is the 319th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in M28, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M28 has no single figure. Of its 25 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in M28
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford 001C | 1,525 | No figure | 2 | 99.6% |
| Salford 002D | 1,434 | No figure | 2 | 90.0% |
| Salford 003A | 2,639 | No figure | 3 | 95.6% |
| Salford 003C | 1,751 | No figure | 1 | 96.2% |
| Salford 003D | 1,965 | No figure | 8 | 99.7% |
| Salford 003E | 1,141 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Salford 004C | 1,606 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Salford 004D | 2,143 | No figure | 5 | 99.9% |
| Salford 007A | 1,394 | No figure | 6 | 99.9% |
| Salford 007B | 1,838 | No figure | 3 | 99.9% |
| Salford 007C | 1,627 | No figure | 9 | 99.9% |
| Salford 007D | 1,712 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Salford 007E | 1,746 | No figure | 9 | 99.9% |
| Salford 007F | 1,601 | No figure | 4 | 98.1% |
| Salford 013A | 1,633 | No figure | 10 | 99.6% |
| Salford 013B | 1,555 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Salford 013C | 1,419 | No figure | 5 | 99.7% |
| Salford 013D | 1,423 | No figure | 10 | 100.0% |
| Salford 013E | 1,368 | No figure | 9 | 99.9% |
| Salford 013F | 1,511 | No figure | 9 | 97.4% |
| Salford 013G | 1,999 | No figure | 10 | 99.9% |
| Salford 014C | 1,933 | No figure | 9 | 98.8% |
| Salford 014D | 1,599 | No figure | 8 | 96.3% |
| Salford 014E | 1,679 | No figure | 9 | 100.0% |
| Wigan 029C | 1,581 | No figure | 7 | 99.1% |
MPs for M28
- Yasmin QureshiLabourMP for Bolton South and Walkden50% of M28’s postcodes
- Michael WheelerLabourMP for Worsley and Eccles50% of M28’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in M284
Postcode sectors in M286
Council1
Towns in M284
Postcode districts next to M286
Nearest rail stations4
More in the M postcode area2
M28 in brief
M28 is a postcode district covering Mosley Common and Walkden, in Salford.
About 47,545 people lived in M28 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £285,000 in 2025 across 732 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M28 was £285,000 in 2025.
M28 had 44,575 usual residents at the census.
About 70% of people in M28 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M28, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.