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North West
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from this address. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Stretford High School
Last published allocation was 1,802 m. This address is 1,183 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
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Coordinates & Location for M5 3EW
Postcode
M5 3EW
Coordinates
53.4659, -2.2833
Grid reference
SJ812966
Easting
381,287
Northing
396,608
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VFP88+9M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Salford
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Salford
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4720
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4720 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.55.9%
African15.6%
Other White8.9%
Other ethnic group: Arab3.9%
Other Asian2.8%
+ 6 other groups · 12.9%
Religion
Christian42.0%
No religion33.0%
Muslim12.9%
Not answered8.5%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
25–3423.6%
35–4917.1%
20–2412.2%
50–6410.8%
≤47.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Other27.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.8%
Any member 66+10.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.5%
+ 8 other households · 29.6%
Administrative Information
Salford
Local Authority
Council AreaSalford E14001459
Constituency
E14001459Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Quays
Constituency code
E14001459
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Salford, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Salford
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Salford
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 01G
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Salford 035B E01032912
E01032912MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Salford 035 E02006961
E02006961LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Salford 028G E01032912
E01032912MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Salford 028 E02001184
E02001184Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:49 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
12 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1992
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~34 years
Active Duration
1992 -> PresentAugust 1992 — Introduced
Postcode M5 3EW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 4720
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01032912 and MSOA E02006961 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode M5 3EW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1992
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~34 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near M5 3EW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 54%
Attainment 8
38.7
16 plusStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
80%
SecondaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 44%
Attainment 8
44.4
Last published allocation was 1,802 m. This address is 1,183 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
30%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
76%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–18FSM 45%
Attainment 8
35.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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