Housing in M5 3HN
What the homes in M5 3HN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ordsall West
- Council
- Salford
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,323 (2024)
M5 3HNSalford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.1%). Flats make up 38.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
20.1% of households in the M5 3HN area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 6.7% own outright and 13.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned20.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented26.5%20.5%
- Social rented52.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.7%). 20.3% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around M5 3HN (Ordsall West) (about 2,323 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.