Housing in M6 7DF
What the homes in M6 7DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lightoaks
- Council
- Salford
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,745 (2024)
M6 7DFSalford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (36%). Flats make up 24.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M6 7DF area is broadly in line with that, at 61%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.6% of households against 20.5%. 33.6% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned61%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented31.6%20.5%
- Social rented7.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33% 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 22.3%. 15.8% 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 M6 7DF sits in (Lightoaks): about 1,745 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.