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Housing in M6 7LY

What the homes in M6 7LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cromwell Road & Broad Street
Council
Salford
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,802 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (37%). Flats make up 47.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

M6 7LYEngland
Detached2.9%22.9%
Semi-detached29.7%31.5%
Terraced17.1%23%
Purpose-built flat37%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home3.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M6 7LY area is less than half that, at 20.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 35.4% of households against 20.5%. 10.6% own outright and 9.8% with a mortgage.

M6 7LY
20%
35%
44%
England
  • Owned20.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented35.4%20.5%
  • Social rented43.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

M6 7LYEngland
Owned outright10.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan9.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council8.6%8.3%
From a housing association35.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 48% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

M6 7LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 39.3%. 21% of households include dependent children.

M6 7LYEngland
Living alone, under 6639.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.6%12.8%
Couple, no children10.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

SalfordEngland
All homes£1,170£1,459
One bedroom£888£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,084£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,287£1,489
Four or more£1,770£2,161
Detached£1,533£1,640
Semi-detached£1,315£1,449
Terraced£1,170£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,020£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M6 7LY sits in (Cromwell Road & Broad Street): about 1,802 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.

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