Melville Street, Salford, M3 6DH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding M3 6DH has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	47.2%	-0.6%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	52.2%	52.8%	0.6%	49.0%	3.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around M3 6DH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 73.5% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	72.9%	73.5%	0.6%	37.9%	35.6%
Married: Opposite sex	13.2%	14.7%	1.5%	44.2%	-29.5%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.3%	2.6%	1.3%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	9.6%	7.3%	-2.3%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	2.3%	1.9%	-0.4%	6.1%	-4.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.1%	50%	4.9%	48.4%	1.6%
Good health	37.9%	36.3%	-1.6%	33.6%	2.7%
Fair health	9.6%	9.9%	0.3%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	5.7%	2.4%	-3.3%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	1.2%	0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 52.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.8%	14.1%	-1.7%	18.2%	-4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.2%	10.2%	0.0%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	8.3%	-1.9%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	3.2%	1.9%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	8.9%	-3.3%	16.9%	-8.0%
Degree or Similar	42.2%	52.1%	9.9%	33.8%	18.3%
Other	7.9%	3.2%	-4.7%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 72.2% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.1%	3%	0.9%	0.7%	2.3%
Indian	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	2.1%	1.6%	-0.5%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	0.9%	6.2%	5.3%	2.5%	3.7%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	1.6%	-0.2%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	0.8%	1.4%
White	87.2%	72.2%	-15.0%	81.4%	-9.2%
Roma	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Arab	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.6%	2.2%	1.6%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.2%	64.5%	-13.7%	83.2%	-18.7%
European Union	10.1%	19.2%	9.1%	6.1%	13.1%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	1.2%	6.5%	5.3%	2.7%	3.8%
Middle East and Asia	6%	5.4%	-0.6%	5.6%	-0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	2.2%	-0.8%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.2%	64.2%	-11.0%	83.2%	-19.0%
10+ Years	4.8%	12.1%	7.3%	9.8%	2.3%
5-10 Years	8.1%	10.2%	2.1%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	4.2%	6.2%	2.0%	2.2%	4.0%
Less than 2 years	7.8%	7.3%	-0.5%	1.9%	5.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.8%	76.7%	-12.9%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	5.1%	0.6%	4.5%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	7%	1.5%	5.5%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	7.6%	13.5%	-5.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.2%	37.2%	4.0%
Christian	45.3%	46.2%	-0.9%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	7.8%	6.5%	1.3%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Melville Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Melville Street was 2.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 368.1% higher than the Blackfriars & Trinity average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Melville Street has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 8 local areas in Blackfriars & Trinity and the 7th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Salford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -40.0%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,100

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in M3 6DH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Melville Street are based on 78 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Salford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Melville Street, Salford, M3 6DH

Estimated Average Property Prices for M3 6DH

Average Price
£212,662

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£100,321

Flats/Maisonettes
£215,543

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Melville Street

Average Price
£251,313

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£419,246

Flats/Maisonettes
£232,120

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Melville Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 36 Central Court Melville Street, Salford, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£125,000	2026-02-26	£125,000
Apartment 5 Central Court Melville Street, Salford, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£212,000	2026-01-08	£211,791
Apartment 52 Central Court Melville Street, Salford, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2025-12-04	£220,010
Apartment 54 Central Court Melville Street, Salford, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2025-06-11	£140,443
Apartment 9 Central Court Melville Street, Salford, Greater Manchester Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£167,500	2025-05-30	£149,643

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for M3 6DH

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	134
Part-Time Employee	48
Retired	25
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Other	14
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Professional, scientific and technical activities	27
Financial and insurance activities	16
Human health and social work activities	12
Other	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Education	11
Information and communication	10
Manufacturing	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Construction	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Transport and storage	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hulme Street Nursery School Hulme Street , Off Oldfield Road M5 4PY	- not rated	545 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grosvenor Community Nursery Centre Clarence Street , Grosvenor Square M7 9UQ	- not rated	1,160 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ordsall Community Nursery Centre Robert Hall Street , M5 3LT	- not rated	1,491 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belvedere Community Nursery Centre Belvedere Road , M6 5EJ	- not rated	1,677 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Street Nursery School 1 London Street , M6 6QT	- not rated	1,773 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary Mount Street , M3 6LU	3out of 4	346 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's CofE Primary School St. Philip's C.E. Primary School , M3 5LF	3out of 4	346 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Friars Primary School Cannon Street , M3 7EU	3out of 4	571 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
River View Community Primary School 1 Wheaters Street , Off Lower Broughton M7 1QZ	3out of 4	1,186 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ascension CofE Primary School Ascension Road , M7 1LY	- not rated	1,355 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lowry High School Camp Street , M7 9LY	- not rated	1,360 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Community High School Churchill Way , M6 5BH	- not rated	1,488 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Albion Academy 1 London Street , M6 6QT	- not rated	1,773 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Albion High School London Street , M6 6QT	- not rated	1,773 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Albion Academy 1 London Street , M6 6QT	3out of 4	1,797 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City College Manchester Whitworth Street , M1 3HB	- not rated	1,962 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shena Simon College 34 Whitworth Street , M1 3HB	- not rated	1,962 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loreto College Chichester Road , Hulme M15 5PB	- not rated	2,668 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Salford City College Dronfield Road , M6 7FR	- not rated	3,419 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
De La Salle College Weaste Lane , M6 8QS	- not rated	3,809 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abraham Moss Community School Crescent Road , Crumpsall M8 5UF	3out of 4	3,770 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abraham Moss Community School Crescent Road , Crumpsall M8 5UF	- not rated	3,770 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Hulme's Grammar School Spring Bridge Road , M16 8PR	3out of 4	4,739 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New Harvest Learning Centre 194 Chapel Street , M3 6BY	- not rated	170 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greengate School St Simon Street , M3 7ES	- not rated	678 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Salford The Old Fire Station , M5 4WT	- not rated	788 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Village School Overseas House , Quay Street M3 3BB	- not rated	998 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
Abbey College Manchester 5-7 Cheapside , Off King Street M2 4WG	- not rated	1,189 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Y2 Cafe Ltd	220 Chapel Street	94 yd
Porta Tapas	216 Chapel Street	117 yd
Pizzabaker	Unit 3 within, 269 Chapel Street	136 yd
GK Gallery	272 Chapel Street	206 yd
Vero Moderno	Unit 4, Vimto Gardens, Chapel Street	251 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The New Oxford	11 Bexley Square	83 yd
Joule	Unit 2 Halogen House, 217 Chapel Street	257 yd
Egerton Arms	Egerton Arms, 2 Gore Street	278 yd
Kings Arms	11 Bloom Street	278 yd
Adelphi Lads Club	47-49 Cannon Street	369 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Meat Me Here / Mister Pizza and Grill	2 Salisbury House, St Stephen Street	244 yd
Sakura HK Limited	8 Salisbury House, St Stephen Street	251 yd
French Taco'o	within Copperhead Hotel, 187-189 Chapel Street	321 yd
Caribbean Flavas	within Copperhead Hotel, 187-189 Chapel Street	321 yd
Roast House	144 Chapel Street	367 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi Foodstore Ltd, Sisson Street	360 yd
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd	Unit C, 6 Stanley Street	438 yd
Tesco Express	Part Ground Floor, Aldine House, New Bailey Street	512 yd
Asda Express Salford Chapel	106-108 Chapel Street	566 yd
Co-Operative Food Group Limited	Unit 1, 1 Lockgate Square	620 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Achieves Fitness (Closed) Unit 5 Unit 5 Oldfield Road	health and fitness suite	462 yd
Manchester Tennis & Racquet Club BLACKFRIARS ROAD	squash courts, tennis courts	571 yd
Qms Skin Spa At The Lowry Hotel DEARMANS PLACE	health and fitness suite	690 yd
St Simon Street Stp ST. SIMON STREET	artificial grass pitch	753 yd
Pure Gym (Manchester Spinningfields) HARDMAN STREET	health and fitness suite	843 yd
Salford University Sports Centre UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD CRESCENT	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	864 yd
Jd Gyms (Salford) ORDSALL LANE	health and fitness suite	893 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Manchester Quay Street) SUNLIGHT HOUSE SUNLIGHT HOUSE QUAY STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	962 yd
Y Club Manchester CASTLEFIELD HOTEL CASTLEFIELD HOTEL LIVERPOOL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	964 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	59.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	56.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	71.58 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	71.58 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of M3 6DH