Buying a home in M50, Salford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£416kmost £397k–£437k
Houses per m²£4,672flats £4,111
Sold last year55359 in five years
Prices in Salford+0.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M50 sold for £416,300 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £397,361 and £436,838, for about 107 m² of space. That is 60% more than the same home across Salford (£261,000).

55 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £142k for one bedroom.

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 £1,898 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £83,000 for that mortgage: what £85,000 buys.

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House prices in M50 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£267,946£263k–£274k61 m²5
3£416,300£397k–£437k107 m²9
4£532,353£430k–£583k126 m²7

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£268k£416k£532k—
Terraced——£398k£478k—
Flats£142k£219k£248k——

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

Price per m² across M50

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
M50 1—£2,543
M50 2—£4,311
M50 3£5,159£4,152

Schools near M50

Best state primary within 2 kmPrimrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre74% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%7 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 M50

Is M50 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 60% more than 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%); 55 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 M50?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M50 sold for £416,300 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £397,361 and £436,838.

Is M50 expensive for Salford?

A 3-bedroom house in M50 costs 60% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Salford (£261,000).

How many homes sell in M50 each year?

55 homes sold in the last year and 359 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near M50?

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 M50?

For a 3-bedroom house, M5 (£256k, 1 km), M6 (£252k, 2 km), M32 (£326k, 3 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.