Buying a home in M38, Manchester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£186kmost £164k–£202k

Houses per m²£2,190flats £1,716

Sold last year47437 in five years

Prices in Salford+0.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M38 sold for £186,335 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £163,925 and £201,701, for about 83 m² of space. That is 33% less than the same home across Manchester (£280,000).

47 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £69k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in M38 9 (£2,154) and the most in M38 0 (£2,322).

Across Salford, prices are up 0.2% on a year ago and up 18.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,287 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £850 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in M38 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£165,261	£144k–£184k	70 m²	146
3	£186,335	£164k–£202k	83 m²	236
4	£210,430	£189k–£230k	96 m²	25
5+	£253,789	£229k–£342k	127 m²	8

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£165k	£186k	£210k	£254k
Detached	—	£225k	—	—	—
Semi-detached	—	£176k	£195k	£216k	—
Terraced	—	£155k	£180k	£192k	—
Flats	£69k	£83k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across M38

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
M38 0	£2,322	—
M38 9	£2,154	£1,718

Schools near M38

Best state primary within 2 kmBridgewater Primary School82% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%15 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmKearsley Academy65.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%16 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

BL4 Bolton · 2 km3-bed house £200k M28 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £283k M29 Manchester · 4 km3-bed house £253k BL3 Bolton · 4 km3-bed house £200k M46 Manchester · 5 km3-bed house £195k M27 Manchester · 6 km3-bed house £261k BL5 Bolton · 6 km3-bed house £244k BL2 Bolton · 6 km3-bed house £228k

Questions about M38

How much is a 3-bedroom house in M38?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M38 sold for £186,335 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £163,925 and £201,701.

Is M38 expensive for Manchester?

A 3-bedroom house in M38 costs 33% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Manchester (£280,000).

How many homes sell in M38 each year?

47 homes sold in the last year and 437 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near M38?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Bridgewater Primary School, where 82% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.