Buying a home in M5, Salford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£256kmost £212k–£285k
Houses per m²£3,152flats £4,129
Sold last year99638 in five years
Prices in Salford+0.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M5 sold for £256,000 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £211,675 and £284,995, for about 86 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Salford (£261,000).

99 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £117k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in M5 5 (£2,834) and the most in M5 4 (£3,660).

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 £1,167 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in M5 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£230,852£201k–£252k74 m²97
3£256,000£212k–£285k86 m²126
4£276,884£239k–£302k97 m²16
5+£317,470£304k–£359k134 m²7

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£231k£256k£277k£317k
Semi-detached—£234k£259k£299k—
Terraced—£223k£255k£248k—
Flats£117k£146k£144k——

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

Price per m² across M5

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
M5 3£3,408£3,697
M5 4£3,660£4,496
M5 5£2,834£2,216

Schools near M5

Best state primary within 2 kmPrimrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre74% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%11 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmEden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester68.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%25 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about M5

Is M5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Salford; prices in Salford are up 0.2% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (74% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (68.4% against 43.8%); 99 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in M5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M5 sold for £256,000 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £211,675 and £284,995.

Is M5 expensive for Salford?

A 3-bedroom house in M5 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Salford (£261,000).

How many homes sell in M5 each year?

99 homes sold in the last year and 638 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near M5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre, where 74% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near M5?

For a 3-bedroom house, M8 (£229k, 4 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.