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M50

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Salford and Wharfside, 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 M50 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 M50 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£204,353
420th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,989
577th 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
79.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How M50 compares

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

M50Middle
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. M50 is £204,353.
£204,3539th cheapest
Population45 postcode districts, M · 2021
Population: every postcode district in M45 areas from 289 to 61,848. The middle area is 27,199. M50 is 6,989.
6,9896th 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%. M50 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%. M50 is 79.5%.
79.5%6th lowest

What is the population of M50?

M50 had 6,989 usual residents at the census.

M50 is the 577th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in M50, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M50 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

Neighbourhoods in M50

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Salford 021I1,275No figure388.1%
Salford 037A1,205No figure885.8%
Salford 037B1,218No figure850.9%
Salford 037C1,030No figure781.1%
Salford 037D1,329No figure996.3%

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Middle areas in M501

Postcode sectors in M503

Council1

Towns in M501

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Nearest rail stations4

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M50 in brief

M50 is a postcode district covering Salford and Wharfside, in Salford.

About 9,679 people lived in M50 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £204,353 in 2025 across 168 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in M50 was £204,353 in 2025.

M50 had 6,989 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in M50 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In M50, 79.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.