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M5 3DR

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Property report — M5 3DR

Open-data due diligence for M5 3DR and the area around it.

M5 3DR in brief: 72 recorded sales (£102,335–£206,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for M5 3DR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the M5 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£197,175

sector M5 3 · 133 sales

Population

13,351

sector M5 3

Schools

sector M5 3

Flood risk

Low

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

91%

sector M5 3 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual average (mean) sold price in M5 3, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (23 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

Date	Price	Address	Type
2025-03-28	£150,000	APARTMENT 15, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2024-10-25	£179,920	APARTMENT 8, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2024-10-21	£190,000	APARTMENT 29, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2024-08-15	£187,500	APARTMENT 2, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2022-11-18	£188,000	APARTMENT 30, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2022-07-26	£206,000	APARTMENT 19, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2022-05-20	£170,500	APARTMENT 23, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2022-04-05	£150,000	APARTMENT 18, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2022-02-25	£165,000	APARTMENT 33, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2022-02-07	£168,000	APARTMENT 38, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2021-12-10	£180,000	APARTMENT 15, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2021-09-09	£200,000	APARTMENT 35, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2021-09-06	£171,000	APARTMENT 25, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2021-08-12	£165,000	APARTMENT 17, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2021-07-29	£162,500	APARTMENT 6, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2021-07-26	£170,000	APARTMENT 21, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2021-03-19	£173,000	APARTMENT 20, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2019-06-10	£155,000	APARTMENT 8, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2019-05-17	£159,000	APARTMENT 34, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2019-04-14	£141,000	APARTMENT 15, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2018-09-07	£155,000	APARTMENT 20, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2018-09-05	£160,000	APARTMENT 1, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2017-12-15	£169,000	APARTMENT 37, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2017-10-30	£152,500	APARTMENT 25, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2017-10-23	£170,000	APARTMENT 2, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2017-06-30	£145,000	APARTMENT 5, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2017-03-07	£171,000	APARTMENT 35, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2017-02-02	£150,000	APARTMENT 12, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2016-12-21	£142,000	APARTMENT 9, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2016-09-23	£145,000	APARTMENT 29, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2015-08-20	£115,000	APARTMENT 30, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2015-04-02	£123,000	APARTMENT 37, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2014-11-14	£118,500	APARTMENT 3, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2008-02-15	£137,864	APARTMENT 26, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-06-29	£146,595	APARTMENT 19, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-30	£147,895	APARTMENT 41, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-22	£140,175	APARTMENT 18, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-21	£146,845	APARTMENT 28, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-21	£139,750	APARTMENT 25, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-18	£145,345	APARTMENT 41, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-18	£145,345	APARTMENT 36, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-18	£143,645	APARTMENT 31, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-18	£146,195	APARTMENT 38, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-18	£135,015	APARTMENT 1, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-15	£110,075	APARTMENT 32, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-14	£146,195	APARTMENT 34, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-11	£141,895	APARTMENT 29, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-11	£147,770	APARTMENT 39, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-10	£143,190	APARTMENT 30, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-10	£111,795	APARTMENT 40, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-10	£144,476	APARTMENT 37, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-10	£154,795	APARTMENT 27, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-09	£108,795	APARTMENT 24, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-09	£128,136	APARTMENT 5, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-09	£137,695	APARTMENT 22, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-08	£137,595	APARTMENT 9, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-08	£137,595	APARTMENT 15, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-04	£142,375	APARTMENT 33, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-05-04	£162,995	APARTMENT 23, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-30	£136,735	APARTMENT 11, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-30	£106,245	APARTMENT 16, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-27	£145,795	APARTMENT 21, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-27	£128,136	APARTMENT 3, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-27	£136,735	APARTMENT 12, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-27	£143,095	APARTMENT 17, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-27	£128,136	APARTMENT 8, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-27	£127,710	APARTMENT 4, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-27	£156,995	APARTMENT 6, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-27	£149,635	APARTMENT 10, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-27	£102,335	APARTMENT 7, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-27	£139,315	APARTMENT 20, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat
2007-04-26	£173,845	APARTMENT 35, PLATT HOUSE, 5 ELMIRA WAY	Flat

72 recorded sales on M5 3DR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK	0.5 mi	Secondary	Report card →
St Joseph's RC Primary School	0.5 mi	Primary	Good (2022)
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre	0.6 mi	Primary	Good (2022)
Old Trafford Community Academy	0.7 mi	Primary	Report card →
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK	0.8 mi	Secondary	Good (2023)
Seymour Park Community Primary School	0.8 mi	Primary	Outstanding (2023)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: ORDSALL HEALTH SURGERY (0.4 mi) · CORNBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.9 mi) · LIMELIGHT HEALTH AND WELLBEING HUB (1.0 mi)

Nearest hospitals: NHS NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL NORTH WEST (1.5 mi) · BRIDGEWATER HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER (1.9 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: ORDSALL HALL (Grade I) (0.2 mi) · ENTRANCE GATEWAY TO DOCK OFFICE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · DOCK OFFICE (Grade II) (0.2 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: K'S CHEMIST LTD (0.4 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · ELLIOTTS PHARMACY (0.7 mi)

Nearest stations: Exchange Quay (Manchester Metrolink) (0.1 mi) · Salford Quays (Manchester Metrolink) (0.1 mi) · Pomona (Manchester Metrolink) (0.3 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: M&S Foodhall (0.5 mi) · Aldi (0.5 mi) · The Food Warehouse (0.6 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age: 29
One-person households: 37%
Households with children: 18%
Households: 5,927

Owned 19% · Social rent 32% · Private rent 50%

Census 2021 (ONS), for M5 3.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for M5 3DR: Low — 40 properties here fall in an at-risk band (0 in the significant Medium/High bands).

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

Measure	DistrictM5	SectorM5 3	PostcodeM5 3DR
Average sold price	£237,974	£197,175	£149,336
Population	43,126	13,351	—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)	3/10	3/10	—
Crimes recorded	—	—	—
Schools	9	3	—
Flood risk	Low	Low	Low
Gigabit broadband	88%	91%	100%
Superfast broadband	94%	99%	100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (M5 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.