Wardley
Wardley is covered by postcode district M27. It is in the Salford council area, England.
Every postcode in Wardley, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 0
- In use before 2020: 59
Of the 59 postcodes in Wardley that ONS places, 59 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5194, longitude -2.3560. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
What is it like to live in Wardley?
Homes sold for a typical £221,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 7.9% on the 12 months before. At 57 of the 59 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 59 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is The Poplars Medical Practice, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Moorside, 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Wardley?
Homes in Wardley sold for a typical £221,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 28 sales, down 7.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 2 sales, too few to price
- Semi-detached £245,000 14 sales
- Terraced £190,000 8 sales
- Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole M27 district, Wardley's main postcode district: a typical £238,125.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Wardley: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Wardley?
None of the 59 postcodes now in use in Wardley came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 30 homes sold in Wardley were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the M27 district, 1%.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Wardley | Across the M27 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 28 (0%) | 0 of 450 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 30 (0%) | 7 of 522 (1%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Wardley?
Ofcom reports on 59 of the 59 postcodes in Wardley. At 57 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Wardley at risk of flooding?
None of the 59 postcodes in Wardley is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Wardley?
There is no primary school at the postcodes in Wardley; these are the nearest to its middle. The secondary schools are at its postcodes. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Wardley?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Wardley is Moorside Rail Station, 450 m away in a straight line.
- Moorside Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
- Swinton (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
- Walkden Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Wardley?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Wardley. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- The Poplars Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 794 6237 1.4 kmCycle
- The Sides Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 · Phone 0161 794 1604 1.5 kmCycle
- Silverdale Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 983 0940 1.6 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Wardley safe? Crime recorded around it
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Wardley. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Wardley?
- Council
- Salford
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- MP
- Michael Wheeler (Labour)
All 59 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Wardley
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Salford about council tax Council tax, on salford.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The nearest GP practices
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Wardley postcodes
59 postcodes in use in Wardley, by district:
That district is in the M postcode area.
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Places near Wardley
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Wardley's £221,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Wardley
- What is it like to live in Wardley?
- Homes sold for a typical £221,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 7.9% on the 12 months before. At 57 of the 59 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 59 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is The Poplars Medical Practice, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Moorside, 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Wardley?
- Wardley is covered by postcode district M27, across 59 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Wardley in?
- Wardley is in the Salford council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Wardley?
- Wardley is in the Worsley and Eccles parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Michael Wheeler (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Wardley?
- Homes in Wardley sold for a typical £221,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 28 sales, down 7.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Wardley?
- In Wardley, the nearest primary school to the middle of its postcodes is Wardley CofE Primary School, 500 metres away in a straight line; secondary schools at its postcodes include St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Wardley have a railway station?
- Yes: Moorside is 450 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Wardley, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Wardley?
- Ofcom reports on 59 of the 59 postcodes in Wardley. At 57 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Wardley at risk of flooding?
- None of the 59 postcodes in Wardley is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Wardley?
- None of the 59 postcodes now in use in Wardley came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 30 homes sold in Wardley were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the M27 district, 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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