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M44

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Irlam and Cadishead, 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 M44 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in M44 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£230,000
Joint 601st cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
19,879
1,285th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How M44 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

M44Middle
Median sale price40 postcode districts, M · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in M40 areas from £175,000 to £420,999. The middle area is £234,875. M44 is £230,000.
£230,000joint 17th cheapest
Population45 postcode districts, M · 2021
Population: every postcode district in M45 areas from 289 to 61,848. The middle area is 27,199. M44 is 19,879.
19,87913th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares45 postcode districts, M · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in M45 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 5.0%. M44 is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in M45 areas from 51.5% to 99.1%. The middle area is 94.7%. M44 is 97.8%.
97.8%8th highest

What is the population of M44?

M44 had 19,879 usual residents at the census.

M44 is the 1,285th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in M44, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M44 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in M44

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Salford 029A1,516No figure1100.0%
Salford 029B1,360No figure194.3%
Salford 029C1,365No figure2100.0%
Salford 029D1,208No figure698.2%
Salford 029E1,369No figure598.2%
Salford 029F1,517No figure799.8%
Salford 029G1,363No figure8100.0%
Salford 030A1,446No figure2100.0%
Salford 030B1,480No figure597.1%
Salford 030C2,080No figure495.8%
Salford 030D1,231No figure297.7%
Salford 030E2,550No figure696.4%
Salford 030F1,770No figure294.2%

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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 M442

Postcode sectors in M443

Council1

Towns in M441

Postcode districts next to M446

Nearest rail stations4

More in the M postcode area2

M44 in brief

M44 is a postcode district covering Irlam and Cadishead, in Salford.

About 20,017 people lived in M44 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £230,000 in 2025 across 300 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in M44 was £230,000 in 2025.

M44 had 19,879 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in M44 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In M44, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.