Eccles New Road, Salford, M5 2FE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around M5 2FE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.4%	51.2%	0.8%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	49.6%	48.8%	-0.8%	49.0%	-0.2%

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 M5 2FE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.4% 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	54.8%	68.4%	13.6%	37.9%	30.5%
Married: Opposite sex	27.2%	19.2%	-8.0%	44.2%	-25.0%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	4.8%	3.6%	-1.2%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	8.1%	5.4%	-2.7%	9.1%	-3.7%
Widowed	3.9%	2.3%	-1.6%	6.1%	-3.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50%	40.3%	-9.7%	48.4%	-8.1%
Good health	31.7%	39.3%	7.6%	33.6%	5.7%
Fair health	12.3%	11.5%	-0.8%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	4.7%	6.8%	2.1%	4.0%	2.8%
Very bad health	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	1.2%	0.9%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.5%	21.6%	-5.9%	18.2%	3.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.5%	10.6%	-2.9%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.2%	11.9%	-3.3%	13.4%	-1.5%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	7%	4.5%	5.3%	1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.2%	13%	-2.2%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	19.7%	31.4%	11.7%	33.8%	-2.4%
Other	6.5%	4.4%	-2.1%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1%	1.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	1.8%	0.6%	-1.2%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	1.8%	0.2%	-1.6%	1.6%	-1.4%
Black African	4.2%	8.3%	4.1%	2.5%	5.8%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	3.9%	3.0%	0.4%	3.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	0.8%	1.5%
White	87.3%	77.3%	-10.0%	81.4%	-4.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.4% 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	80.8%	69.4%	-11.4%	83.2%	-13.8%
European Union	10.7%	20.6%	9.9%	6.1%	14.5%
Africa	1.6%	6.3%	4.7%	2.7%	3.6%
Middle East and Asia	5.6%	1.3%	-4.3%	5.6%	-4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	1.3%	1.2%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.6%	69.2%	-9.4%	83.2%	-14.0%
10+ Years	3.3%	11.2%	7.9%	9.8%	1.4%
5-10 Years	8%	7.1%	-0.9%	2.9%	4.2%
2-5 Years	5.8%	7.7%	1.9%	2.2%	5.5%
Less than 2 years	4.2%	4.8%	0.6%	1.9%	2.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.9%	76.7%	-15.8%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	3.9%	0.5%	3.4%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Poland	6.8%	1.3%	5.5%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	7.5%	1.5%	6.0%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	14.7%	13.5%	1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.2%	37.2%	5.0%
Christian	46.6%	46.2%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	2.5%	6.5%	-4.0%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Eccles New Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Eccles New Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Claremont average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 64% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,100

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in M5 2FE, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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) - 9/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Eccles New Road are based on 1084 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 Eccles New Road, Salford, M5 2FE

Estimated Average Property Prices for M5 2FE

Average Price
£280,071

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£280,071

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Eccles New Road

Average Price
£154,529

Semi-Detached
£244,981

Terraced
£196,979

Detached
£332,940

Flats/Maisonettes
£141,494

Other
£501,375

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Eccles New Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
430 Eccles New Road, Salford, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£75,000	2002-07-28	£370,423
436 Eccles New Road, Salford, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£30,000	1998-05-15	£196,025
430 Eccles New Road, Salford, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£73,000	1997-12-22	£495,458
432 Eccles New Road, Salford, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£57,200	1997-09-03	£390,743
434 Eccles New Road, Salford, Greater Manchester Terraced, an established residential building	£43,500	1997-08-01	£295,239

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for M5 2FE

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in M5 2FE area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	149
Part-Time Employee	38
Other	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	30
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	26
Retired	26
Looking after home or family	24
Student (economically inactive)	23
Unemployed	21
Self-Employed	15

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Accommodation and food service activities	28
Human health and social work activities	22
Administrative and support service activities	22
Manufacturing	21
Financial and insurance activities	17
Education	15
Other	14
Construction	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Information and communication	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Transport and storage	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kara Street Nursery School Kara Street , M6 5GG	- not rated	843 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stott Lane Nursery School Stott Lane , M6 8FJ	- not rated	1,105 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ladywell Community Nursery Centre Tan Pit Lane , Eccles New Road M5 2AB	- not rated	1,482 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belvedere Community Nursery Centre Belvedere Road , M6 5EJ	- not rated	2,042 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Markendale Nursery School Gledhill Avenue , M5 3DD	- not rated	2,591 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
All Souls RC Primary School Kintyre Avenue , Weaste M5 5NR	- not rated	551 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seedley Primary School Liverpool Street , M6 5GY	- not rated	632 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tootal Drive Primary School Tootal Drive , M6 8DP	- not rated	650 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School Weaste Lane , M5 5JH	- not rated	839 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School Weaste Lane , M5 5JH	2out of 4	839 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC High School Weaste Lane , M5 2JH	- not rated	842 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
All Hallows RC High School 150 Eccles Old Road , M6 8AA	3out of 4	1,126 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK 100- 102 Broadway , M50 2UW	3out of 4	1,245 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
UTC@MediacityUK 100-102 Broadway , M50 2UW	- not rated	1,245 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Hope High School Prestwood Road , M6 8GG	- not rated	1,248 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
De La Salle College Weaste Lane , M6 8QS	- not rated	1,035 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Salford City College Dronfield Road , M6 7FR	- not rated	1,530 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eccles College Chatsworth Road , M30 9FJ	- not rated	2,682 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Trafford College of Further Education Talbot Road , M32 0XH	- not rated	3,316 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loreto College Chichester Road , Hulme M15 5PB	- not rated	4,698 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Martindale Preparatory School The Church Hall , St Anne's on Sea M6 5RA	- not rated	195 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Acer Academy, Salford Kintyre Avenue , M5 5DP	- not rated	471 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
King of Kings Derby Road , M6 5YD	- not rated	506 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret Whitehead School Seedley Road , M6 5NQ	- not rated	1,239 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Salford Education Inclusion Services at Halton House 36 Eccles Old Road , Seedley M6 8RA	- not rated	1,500 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Blueberries	533-535 Eccles New Road	131 yd
Adams	59 Tootal Road	305 yd
Manchester Academy of Gymnastics	Unit 2, Astor Road	595 yd
Susies Coffee	within Unit 24, Missouri Avenue	820 yd
Food Cycle Salford Cornerstone	within Langworthy Cornerstone, 451 Liverpool Street	864 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Weaste & Seedley Social Club	168A Weaste Lane	468 yd
Chandos Sports and Social Club	Chandos Sports And Social Club, Chandos Grove	554 yd
The Moorlands Sports and Social Club	Weaste Conservative Club, Liverpool Street	705 yd
Marble Tap Room	within Unit 7, Boston Court	772 yd
Ashley Brook	517 Liverpool Street	863 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Salford Tandoori	3 Tootal Road	244 yd
Pronto	5 Tootal Road	244 yd
The Tootal	42 Tootal Road	317 yd
Lucky 1	4 Glendore	447 yd
Chandos Grove Chippy	102 Chandos Grove	554 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
All Hallows Rc High School (Closed) Weaste Lane	grass pitches	798 yd
St Lukes C Of E Primary School WEASTE LANE	grass pitches	845 yd
Salford Lane Playing Fields (Closed)	grass pitches	857 yd
Stott Lane Playing Fields STOTT LANE	grass pitches	1,078 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Overview of M5 2FE