M28 3ED postcode in Walkden, Salford

M28 3ED is a postcode in Walkden, in the Walkden South ward of Salford. It is in the Bolton South and Walkden parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since May 1994.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Salford: 94% Typical price £242,000 Homes sold in M28 3, last 12 months. ▲ 0.7% on the year before Nearest station Walkden 400 m in a straight line

Where M28 3ED is, and what is near it

Map of M28 3ED and what is near it Map of M28 3ED: its centre point, with the 318 other postcodes in the M28 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. M28 3AB: also in M28 3M28 3AD: also in M28 3M28 3AE: also in M28 3M28 3AF: also in M28 3M28 3AG: also in M28 3M28 3AH: also in M28 3M28 3AJ: also in M28 3M28 3AL: also in M28 3M28 3AN: also in M28 3M28 3AP: also in M28 3M28 3AQ: also in M28 3M28 3AS: also in M28 3M28 3AT: also in M28 3M28 3AU: also in M28 3M28 3AW: also in M28 3M28 3AX: also in M28 3M28 3AY: also in M28 3M28 3BA: also in M28 3M28 3BB: also in M28 3M28 3BG: also in M28 3M28 3BL: also in M28 3M28 3BR: also in M28 3M28 3BS: also in M28 3M28 3BU: also in M28 3M28 3BW: also in M28 3M28 3BX: also in M28 3M28 3DA: also in M28 3M28 3DB: also in M28 3M28 3DD: also in M28 3M28 3DE: also in M28 3M28 3DF: also in M28 3M28 3DG: also in M28 3M28 3DH: also in M28 3M28 3DJ: also in M28 3M28 3DL: also in M28 3M28 3DN: also in M28 3M28 3DP: also in M28 3M28 3DQ: also in M28 3M28 3DR: also in M28 3M28 3DS: also in M28 3M28 3DT: also in M28 3M28 3DW: also in M28 3M28 3DY: also in M28 3M28 3EB: also in M28 3M28 3EE: also in M28 3M28 3EQ: also in M28 3M28 3EZ: also in M28 3M28 3FA: also in M28 3M28 3FB: also in M28 3M28 3FG: also in M28 3M28 3FN: also in M28 3M28 3FT: also in M28 3M28 3FU: also in M28 3M28 3FW: also in M28 3M28 3FX: also in M28 3M28 3GA: also in M28 3M28 3GX: also in M28 3M28 3HF: also in M28 3M28 3JA: also in M28 3M28 3JE: also in M28 3M28 3JF: also in M28 3M28 3JH: also in M28 3M28 3JP: also in M28 3M28 3JR: also in M28 3M28 3JT: also in M28 3M28 3JW: also in M28 3M28 3JX: also in M28 3M28 3JY: also in M28 3M28 3JZ: also in M28 3M28 3LA: also in M28 3M28 3LB: also in M28 3M28 3LD: also in M28 3M28 3LE: also in M28 3M28 3LF: also in M28 3M28 3LG: also in M28 3M28 3LH: also in M28 3M28 3LJ: also in M28 3M28 3LL: also in M28 3M28 3LN: also in M28 3M28 3LP: also in M28 3M28 3LQ: also in M28 3M28 3LR: also in M28 3M28 3LS: also in M28 3M28 3LT: also in M28 3M28 3LW: also in M28 3M28 3ND: also in M28 3M28 3NG: also in M28 3M28 3NP: also in M28 3M28 3NS: also in M28 3M28 3NT: also in M28 3M28 3NU: also in M28 3M28 3NX: also in M28 3M28 3NY: also in M28 3M28 3NZ: also in M28 3M28 3PA: also in M28 3M28 3PB: also in M28 3M28 3PD: also in M28 3M28 3PE: also in M28 3M28 3PF: also in M28 3M28 3PG: also in M28 3M28 3PH: also in M28 3M28 3PJ: also in M28 3M28 3PL: also in M28 3M28 3PN: also in M28 3M28 3PP: also in M28 3M28 3PR: also in M28 3M28 3PS: also in M28 3M28 3PW: also in M28 3M28 3PX: also in M28 3M28 3PY: also in M28 3M28 3QA: also in M28 3M28 3QY: also in M28 3M28 3QZ: also in M28 3M28 3RA: also in M28 3M28 3SA: also in M28 3M28 3SD: also in M28 3M28 3SE: also in M28 3M28 3SF: also in M28 3M28 3SG: also in M28 3M28 3SH: also in M28 3M28 3SJ: also in M28 3M28 3SL: also in M28 3M28 3SN: also in M28 3M28 3SP: also in M28 3M28 3TE: also in M28 3M28 3TH: also in M28 3M28 3TJ: also in M28 3M28 3TL: also in M28 3M28 3TP: also in M28 3M28 3UD: also in M28 3M28 3UJ: also in M28 3M28 3UL: also in M28 3M28 3UN: also in M28 3M28 3UP: also in M28 3M28 3UQ: also in M28 3M28 3UR: also in M28 3M28 3US: also in M28 3M28 3UT: also in M28 3M28 3UU: also in M28 3M28 3UX: also in M28 3M28 3UY: also in M28 3M28 3UZ: also in M28 3M28 3WP: also in M28 3M28 3WQ: also in M28 3M28 3WS: also in M28 3M28 3WT: also in M28 3M28 3WU: also in M28 3M28 3WW: also in M28 3M28 3WX: also in M28 3M28 3WY: also in M28 3M28 3WZ: also in M28 3M28 3XN: also in M28 3M28 3XR: also in M28 3M28 3XS: also in M28 3M28 3YA: also in M28 3M28 3YR: also in M28 3M28 3YS: also in M28 3M28 3YT: also in M28 3M28 3YU: also in M28 3M28 3YW: also in M28 3M28 3ZA: also in M28 3M28 3ZB: also in M28 3M28 3ZD: also in M28 3M28 3ZG: also in M28 3M28 3ZS: also in M28 3 Star Salford Academy 1.3 kmKearsley station 2.9 kmWalkden M28 3ED Map of M28 3ED and what is near it Map of M28 3ED: its centre point, with the 318 other postcodes in the M28 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Walkden M28 3ED
  • M28 3ED
  • Other postcodes in M28 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5225, longitude -2.4006)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after M28 3ED?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at M28 3ED?

Every home and business at M28 3ED can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Salford: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Salford: 98%

The line marks the figure across Salford.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at M28 3ED?

BinDayBuddy has not read Salford City Council's days for M28 3ED today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is M28 3ED at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include M28 3ED.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Salford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for M28 3ED: 3,625 properties in Salford are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Salford

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of M28 3ED is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near M28 3ED?

Homes in M28 3 sold for a typical £242,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 159 sales, up 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£242,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£240,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £355,000 38 sales
  • Semi-detached £270,000 51 sales
  • Terraced £197,000 57 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £123,000 13 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole M28 district: a typical £285,000 from 489 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in M28 3ED

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in M28 3ED from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near M28 3ED?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around M28 3ED. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (21%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around M28 3ED

Band D in Salford for 2026‑27: £2,594. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,730 (band A) to £3,171 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,730.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 350 (39%)£1,730
Band Babout 210 (24%)£2,018
Band Cabout 200 (22%)£2,306
Band Dabout 100 (11%)£2,594
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£3,171
Band Fwithheld£3,748
Band Gfewer than 5£4,324
Band Hfewer than 5£5,189

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for Salford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of M28 3ED is in (ONS area E01005718), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near M28 3ED?

The nearest open schools to M28 3ED, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near M28 3ED, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to M28 3ED?

The nearest railway station to the centre of M28 3ED is Walkden Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Walkden Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Kearsley Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Longley Road, 70 m away.

More stations near M28 3ED, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near M28 3ED?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of M28 3ED, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near M28 3ED?

1 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of M28 3ED, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Walkden Gateway Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk
  • A580 Wardley Park and Ride Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 2.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near M28 3ED?

The nearest to the centre of M28 3ED, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to M28 3ED?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near M28 3ED?

The nearest care homes to the centre of M28 3ED, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near M28 3ED?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of M28 3ED, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near M28 3ED?

The nearest vets to the centre of M28 3ED on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is M28 3ED in a conservation area?

The centre of M28 3ED is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near M28 3ED?

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 M28 3ED. 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.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for M28 3ED

Ward
Walkden South
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Walkden
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
May 1994

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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