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Housing in M6 8JS

What the homes in M6 8JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Weaste & Seedley
Council
Salford
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,410 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (64.4%). Flats make up 24.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

M6 8JSEngland
Detached7.6%22.9%
Semi-detached64.4%31.5%
Terraced2.8%23%
Purpose-built flat23.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M6 8JS area is above that, at 75.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.3% of households against 20.5%. 42.9% own outright and 32.4% with a mortgage.

M6 8JS
75%
12%
12%
England
  • Owned75.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented12.3%20.5%
  • Social rented12.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

M6 8JSEngland
Owned outright42.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.2%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council3.5%8.3%
From a housing association9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

M6 8JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19%. 19.6% of households include dependent children.

M6 8JSEngland
Living alone, under 6617%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19%12.8%
Couple, no children17.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 8JS sits in (Weaste & Seedley): about 1,410 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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