Buying a home in M6, Salford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£252kmost £215k–£300k

Houses per m²£3,153flats £2,636

Sold last year1901,377 in five years

Prices in Salford+0.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in M6 sold for £251,907 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £215,000 and £300,405, for about 87 m² of space. That is 3% less than the same home across Salford (£261,000).

190 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £106k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in M6 5 (£2,884) and the most in M6 6 (£3,471).

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 £1,149 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £50,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.

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House prices in M6 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£209,703	£186k–£244k	70 m²	391
3	£251,907	£215k–£300k	87 m²	598
4	£332,788	£282k–£404k	108 m²	150
5+	£395,498	£328k–£483k	156 m²	64

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£210k	£252k	£333k	£395k
Detached	—	£286k	£342k	£389k	£520k
Semi-detached	—	£249k	£280k	£337k	£428k
Terraced	—	£198k	£223k	£289k	£329k
Flats	£106k	£142k	£154k	—	—

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

Price per m² across M6

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
M6 5	£2,884	£2,647
M6 6	£3,471	£4,045
M6 7	£3,035	£2,418
M6 8	£3,416	£2,535

Schools near M6

Best state primary within 2 kmSt John's CofE Primary School64% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%13 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%27 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

M5 Salford · 2 km3-bed house £256k M50 Salford · 2 km3-bed house £416k M7 Salford · 3 km3-bed house £279k M3 Salford · 3 km3-bed house £316k M27 Manchester · 3 km3-bed house £261k M30 Manchester · 4 km3-bed house £250k M15 Manchester · 4 km3-bed house £275k M25 Manchester · 4 km3-bed house £323k

Questions about M6

Is M6 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% less than across Salford; prices in Salford are up 0.2% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (64% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (68.4% against 43.8%); 190 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 M6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in M6 sold for £251,907 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £215,000 and £300,405.

Is M6 expensive for Salford?

A 3-bedroom house in M6 costs 3% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Salford (£261,000).

How many homes sell in M6 each year?

190 homes sold in the last year and 1,377 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near M6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St John's CofE Primary School, where 64% 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.