M50 3WL
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Property report — M50 3WL
Open-data due diligence for M50 3WL and the area around it.
M50 3WL in brief: 3 recorded sales (£95,000–£800,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for M50 3WL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the M50 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£403,401
Population
12,342
Schools
2
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
88%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in M50 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (18 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-12 | £800,000 | 1 CAPITAL QUAY | Other |
| 2022-02-04 | £250,000 | 4 CAPITAL QUAY | Other |
| 2016-06-28 | £95,000 | 1 CAPITAL QUAY | Other |
3 recorded sales on M50 3WL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy MediaCityUK | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Old Trafford Community Academy | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
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 (0.3 mi) · CORNBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.0 mi) · LIMELIGHT HEALTH AND WELLBEING HUB (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NHS NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL NORTH WEST (1.5 mi) · BRIDGEWATER HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER (1.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: ENTRANCE GATEWAY TO DOCK OFFICE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · DOCK OFFICE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · ORDSALL HALL (Grade I) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: K'S CHEMIST LTD (0.3 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · ELLIOTTS PHARMACY (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Salford Quays (Manchester Metrolink) (0.0 mi) · Exchange Quay (Manchester Metrolink) (0.2 mi) · Anchorage (Manchester Metrolink) (0.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: M&S Foodhall (0.6 mi) · Aldi (0.6 mi) · The Food Warehouse (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 30
- One-person households
- 42%
- Households with children
- 14%
- Households
- 5,705
Owned 18% · Social rent 18% · Private rent 63%
Census 2021 (ONS), for M50 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in M50 3 (Oct 24–Mar 26, average 1/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
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 | DistrictM50 | SectorM50 3 | PostcodeM50 3WL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £477,895 | £403,401 | £381,667 |
| Population | 19,363 | 12,342 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | — | — | — |
| Schools | 3 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 85% | 88% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 90% | 95% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (M50 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 30 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.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.