Housing in M5 3WT
What the homes in M5 3WT 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 3WTSalford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.1%). Flats make up 38.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M5 3WT area is less than half that, at 20.1%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.5% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 living alone, under 66, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M5 3WT sits in (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.