Buying a home in M44, Manchester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£243kmost £219k–£282k

Houses per m²£3,111flats £2,250

Sold last year1601,133 in five years

Prices in Salford+0.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M44 sold for £243,289 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £218,952 and £281,619, for about 83 m² of space. That is 13% less than the same home across Manchester (£280,000).

160 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £100k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in M44 5 (£2,869) and the most in M44 6 (£3,255).

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 £1,109 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in M44 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£217,837	£186k–£246k	68 m²	343
3	£243,289	£219k–£282k	83 m²	574
4	£319,178	£263k–£383k	103 m²	97
5+	£381,196	£311k–£440k	122 m²	36

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£218k	£243k	£319k	£381k
Detached	—	£273k	£331k	£399k	£415k
Semi-detached	—	£228k	£247k	£280k	£319k
Terraced	—	£188k	£220k	£272k	—
Flats	£100k	£127k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across M44

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
M44 5	£2,869	£2,232
M44 6	£3,255	£2,304

Schools near M44

Best state primary within 2 kmIrlam Primary School71% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmIrlam and Cadishead Academy48.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%5 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

M31 Manchester · 2 km3-bed house £241k M41 Manchester · 4 km3-bed house £369k M30 Manchester · 7 km3-bed house £250k M33 Sale · 7 km3-bed house £442k WA13 Lymm · 7 km3-bed house £403k WA14 Altrincham · 7 km3-bed house £477k M29 Manchester · 8 km3-bed house £253k M32 Manchester · 8 km3-bed house £326k

Questions about M44

How much is a 3-bedroom house in M44?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M44 sold for £243,289 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £218,952 and £281,619.

Is M44 expensive for Manchester?

A 3-bedroom house in M44 costs 13% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Manchester (£280,000).

How many homes sell in M44 each year?

160 homes sold in the last year and 1,133 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near M44?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Irlam Primary School, where 71% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near M44?

For a 3-bedroom house, WN7 (£186k, 9 km).

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.