Housing in M3 7AA
What the homes in M3 7AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Greengate & Blackfriars
- Council
- Salford
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,024 (2024)
M3 7AASalford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (92%). Flats make up 98.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M3 7AA area is less than half that, at 16.4%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 79.3% of households against 20.5%. 3.8% own outright and 12.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned16.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented79.3%20.5%
- Social rented3.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 44.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 43.9%. 3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Salford
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Salford, August 2026, +3.3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M3 7AA sits in (Greengate & Blackfriars): about 3,024 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.