M6 8AG postcode in Salford, England

M6 8AG is a postcode in Salford, in the Claremont ward. It is in the Salford parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 £238,750 Homes sold in M6 8, last 12 months. ▼ 2.6% on the year before Nearest station Eccles 950 m in a straight line

Where M6 8AG is, and what is near it

Map of M6 8AG and what is near it Map of M6 8AG: its centre point, with the 224 other postcodes in the M6 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. M6 8AA: also in M6 8M6 8AB: also in M6 8M6 8AD: also in M6 8M6 8AE: also in M6 8M6 8AF: also in M6 8M6 8AH: also in M6 8M6 8AL: also in M6 8M6 8AN: also in M6 8M6 8AP: also in M6 8M6 8AQ: also in M6 8M6 8AS: also in M6 8M6 8AT: also in M6 8M6 8AU: also in M6 8M6 8AW: also in M6 8M6 8AX: also in M6 8M6 8AY: also in M6 8M6 8AZ: also in M6 8M6 8BF: also in M6 8M6 8BG: also in M6 8M6 8BH: also in M6 8M6 8BJ: also in M6 8M6 8BL: also in M6 8M6 8BN: also in M6 8M6 8BP: also in M6 8M6 8BQ: also in M6 8M6 8BR: also in M6 8M6 8BS: also in M6 8M6 8BT: also in M6 8M6 8BU: also in M6 8M6 8BW: also in M6 8M6 8BX: also in M6 8M6 8BY: also in M6 8M6 8BZ: also in M6 8M6 8DA: also in M6 8M6 8DB: also in M6 8M6 8DD: also in M6 8M6 8DG: also in M6 8M6 8DH: also in M6 8M6 8DJ: also in M6 8M6 8DL: also in M6 8M6 8DN: also in M6 8M6 8DQ: also in M6 8M6 8DR: also in M6 8M6 8DS: also in M6 8M6 8DT: also in M6 8M6 8DU: also in M6 8M6 8DW: also in M6 8M6 8DX: also in M6 8M6 8DY: also in M6 8M6 8DZ: also in M6 8M6 8EA: also in M6 8M6 8ED: also in M6 8M6 8EE: also in M6 8M6 8EF: also in M6 8M6 8EG: also in M6 8M6 8EH: also in M6 8M6 8EJ: also in M6 8M6 8EL: also in M6 8M6 8EN: also in M6 8M6 8EQ: also in M6 8M6 8ER: also in M6 8M6 8ES: also in M6 8M6 8ET: also in M6 8M6 8EU: also in M6 8M6 8EW: also in M6 8M6 8EX: also in M6 8M6 8EY: also in M6 8M6 8EZ: also in M6 8M6 8FA: also in M6 8M6 8FB: also in M6 8M6 8FD: also in M6 8M6 8FE: also in M6 8M6 8FF: also in M6 8M6 8FG: also in M6 8M6 8FH: also in M6 8M6 8FJ: also in M6 8M6 8FL: also in M6 8M6 8FN: also in M6 8M6 8FP: also in M6 8M6 8FQ: also in M6 8M6 8FR: also in M6 8M6 8FS: also in M6 8M6 8FT: also in M6 8M6 8FU: also in M6 8M6 8FX: also in M6 8M6 8FY: also in M6 8M6 8FZ: also in M6 8M6 8GB: also in M6 8M6 8GD: also in M6 8M6 8GE: also in M6 8M6 8GG: also in M6 8M6 8GN: also in M6 8M6 8GP: also in M6 8M6 8GQ: also in M6 8M6 8GR: also in M6 8M6 8GT: also in M6 8M6 8GW: also in M6 8M6 8HA: also in M6 8M6 8HB: also in M6 8M6 8HF: also in M6 8M6 8HH: also in M6 8M6 8HJ: also in M6 8M6 8HL: also in M6 8M6 8HN: also in M6 8M6 8HU: also in M6 8M6 8HX: also in M6 8M6 8HY: also in M6 8M6 8HZ: also in M6 8M6 8JD: also in M6 8M6 8JE: also in M6 8M6 8JF: also in M6 8M6 8JG: also in M6 8M6 8JH: also in M6 8M6 8JJ: also in M6 8M6 8JL: also in M6 8M6 8JN: also in M6 8M6 8JP: also in M6 8M6 8JR: also in M6 8M6 8JS: also in M6 8M6 8JT: also in M6 8M6 8JW: also in M6 8M6 8LA: also in M6 8M6 8LB: also in M6 8M6 8LD: also in M6 8M6 8LE: also in M6 8M6 8LF: also in M6 8M6 8LH: also in M6 8M6 8LL: also in M6 8M6 8LN: also in M6 8M6 8LP: also in M6 8M6 8LQ: also in M6 8M6 8LT: also in M6 8M6 8LW: also in M6 8M6 8NH: also in M6 8M6 8NL: also in M6 8M6 8NQ: also in M6 8M6 8NW: also in M6 8M6 8PA: also in M6 8M6 8PB: also in M6 8M6 8PD: also in M6 8M6 8PE: also in M6 8M6 8PF: also in M6 8M6 8PG: also in M6 8M6 8PH: also in M6 8M6 8PJ: also in M6 8M6 8PL: also in M6 8M6 8PN: also in M6 8M6 8PP: also in M6 8M6 8PQ: also in M6 8M6 8PR: also in M6 8M6 8PS: also in M6 8M6 8PT: also in M6 8M6 8PU: also in M6 8M6 8PW: also in M6 8M6 8PX: also in M6 8M6 8PY: also in M6 8M6 8PZ: also in M6 8M6 8QA: also in M6 8M6 8QB: also in M6 8M6 8QG: also in M6 8M6 8QH: also in M6 8M6 8QL: also in M6 8M6 8QN: also in M6 8M6 8QP: also in M6 8M6 8QQ: also in M6 8M6 8QR: also in M6 8M6 8QW: also in M6 8M6 8WB: also in M6 8M6 8WL: also in M6 8M6 8WP: also in M6 8 2 schools, 750 mGP 1.3 kmPatricroft station 2.5 kmClaremont M6 8AG Map of M6 8AG and what is near it Map of M6 8AG: its centre point, with the 224 other postcodes in the M6 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Claremont M6 8AG
  • M6 8AG
  • Other postcodes in M6 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4895, longitude -2.3216)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after M6 8AG?

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 M6 8AG?

Every home and business at M6 8AG 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 M6 8AG?

BinDayBuddy has not read Salford City Council's days for M6 8AG today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for M6 8AG on BinDayBuddy

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 M6 8AG 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 M6 8AG.

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 M6 8AG: 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 M6 8AG 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 M6 8AG?

Homes in M6 8 sold for a typical £238,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 96 sales, down 2.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£238,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£245,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £403,200 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £285,000 37 sales
  • Terraced £226,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £142,000 28 sales

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

Across the whole M6 district: a typical £238,750 from 292 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 M6 8AG

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in M6 8AG 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

Food hygiene ratings at M6 8AG

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at M6 8AG. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near M6 8AG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around M6 8AG. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (57%). 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 M6 8AG

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 C, the most common, is £2,306.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (26%)£1,730
Band Babout 50 (7%)£2,018
Band Cabout 240 (35%)£2,306
Band Dabout 170 (25%)£2,594
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£3,171
Band Fwithheld£3,748
Band Gfewer than 5£4,324
Band Hwithheld£5,189

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 57% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 M6 8AG is in (ONS area E01005724), 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 M6 8AG?

The nearest open schools to M6 8AG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near M6 8AG, 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 M6 8AG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of M6 8AG is Eccles Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Eccles Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Patricroft Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 700 mWalk

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 Lancaster Road, 60 m away.

More stations near M6 8AG, 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 M6 8AG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of M6 8AG, 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 M6 8AG?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of M6 8AG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Corporation Road Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • Monton Car Park Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 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 M6 8AG?

The nearest to the centre of M6 8AG, 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 M6 8AG?

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 M6 8AG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of M6 8AG, 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 M6 8AG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of M6 8AG, 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 M6 8AG?

The nearest vets to the centre of M6 8AG 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 M6 8AG in a conservation area?

The centre of M6 8AG is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 M6 8AG?

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 M6 8AG. 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 M6 8AG

Ward
Claremont
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Salford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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