M6
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Salford, Irlams o' th' Height and Charlestown, 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 M6 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 74% of people in M6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How M6 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of M6?
M6 had 37,680 usual residents at the census.
M6 is the 531st most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in M6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M6 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in M6
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford 015A | 1,372 | No figure | 7 | 89.2% |
| Salford 015B | 1,172 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Salford 017A | 1,841 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Salford 017B | 1,732 | No figure | 1 | 71.4% |
| Salford 017C | 2,149 | No figure | 1 | 96.4% |
| Salford 017G | 1,043 | No figure | 1 | 78.9% |
| Salford 017H | 2,739 | No figure | 3 | 92.0% |
| Salford 018A | 1,595 | No figure | 3 | 99.9% |
| Salford 018B | 1,266 | No figure | 6 | 99.6% |
| Salford 018C | 1,286 | No figure | 7 | 100.0% |
| Salford 018D | 1,575 | No figure | 5 | 88.7% |
| Salford 021A | 1,485 | No figure | 5 | 100.0% |
| Salford 021B | 1,529 | No figure | 5 | 98.9% |
| Salford 021C | 2,038 | No figure | 2 | 80.5% |
| Salford 021E | 2,032 | No figure | 2 | 93.7% |
| Salford 021G | 1,413 | No figure | 6 | 99.9% |
| Salford 023A | 1,966 | No figure | 2 | 94.8% |
| Salford 023B | 1,697 | No figure | 2 | 97.6% |
| Salford 023C | 1,802 | No figure | 2 | 99.6% |
| Salford 023D | 1,552 | No figure | 2 | 93.6% |
| Salford 024C | 1,502 | No figure | 1 | 76.5% |
| Salford 024D | 1,741 | No figure | 1 | 96.0% |
| Salford 024E | 2,442 | No figure | 1 | 77.0% |
| Salford 034C | 2,941 | No figure | 3 | 57.3% |
MPs for M6
- Rebecca Long BaileyLabourMP for Salford98% of M6’s postcodes
- Michael WheelerLabourMP for Worsley and Eccles2.2% of M6’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 M65
Postcode sectors in M64
Council1
Towns in M61
Postcode districts next to M65
Nearest rail stations4
More in the M postcode area2
M6 in brief
M6 is a postcode district covering Salford, Irlams o' th' Height and Charlestown, in Salford.
About 41,063 people lived in M6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £224,550 in 2025 across 397 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M6 was £224,550 in 2025.
M6 had 37,680 usual residents at the census.
About 74% of people in M6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M6, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.