AREA DECISION REPORT
Salford area decision report
Balanced shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 6.6x in 2025, which reads as stretch. Gigabit availability is 90.1% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 100% and 5G reaches 99.9% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 26 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
- Median sold price, last 5 years £219,080Based on 24,492 sales · Latest sale in data: 26 Jun 2026
- Affordability StretchMedian ratio 6.6x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 90.1%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 100%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
Stretch at 6.6xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 6.6x in 2025, with a median house price of £230,000 and residence earnings of £34,958.
Broadband
Gigabit 90.1%Gigabit availability is 90.1%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0%.
Mobile
4G 100% · 5G 99.9%4G strong-coverage share is 100%, with 5G at 99.9% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Salford in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
7 nearby school rows7 nearby school rows matched postcode area M3 5GP for Salford. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
1,724 mapped stopsSalford currently links 1,724 mapped transport stops, including 1,545 local bus or tram access points and 44 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 1,193 stops are marked active and 531 inactive. Top localities include Pendleton (76), Irlam (71), Irlams o th Height (65).
Local business
Score 100/100Salford currently links 763 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 286 food and drink, 138 grocery, 112 nightlife. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Jobs
2,212 online job adverts observedSalford local authority · May 2026. Same geography one year earlier: 2,665 online job adverts observed in May 2025.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Salford.
Crime
Latest month 4Salford recorded 4 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 63, with a 14.9% fall against the prior twelve months and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Nottinghamshire Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Salford, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
Amenity group
Food and drink
286 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by fast food (164), restaurant (65), cafe (57).
Amenity group
Grocery
138 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (96), supermarket (32), bakery (8).
Amenity group
Nightlife
112 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (88), bar (24).
Amenity group
Personal services
86 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (57), beauty (29).
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham
Birmingham has 63,331 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,400.
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Leeds
Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire has 59,996 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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M3 5GP
M3 5GP has 100 recorded sales with a median sold price of £287,117.
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M3 7GN
M3 7GN has 94 recorded sales with a median sold price of £259,921.
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M3 5GQ
M3 5GQ has 93 recorded sales with a median sold price of £290,133.
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