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Housing in M7 3RQ

What the homes in M7 3RQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kersal Dale
Council
Salford
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,696 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45%). Flats make up 15.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

M7 3RQEngland
Detached5.4%22.9%
Semi-detached33.7%31.5%
Terraced45%23%
Purpose-built flat9.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

27.7% of households in the M7 3RQ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.2% own outright and 11.5% with a mortgage.

M7 3RQ
28%
29%
41%
England
  • Owned27.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented29.3%20.5%
  • Social rented41.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

M7 3RQEngland
Owned outright16.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council26.5%8.3%
From a housing association14.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

M7 3RQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (17.7%). 30.2% of households include dependent children.

M7 3RQEngland
Living alone, under 6617.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.1%12.8%
Couple, no children11.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.7%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around M7 3RQ (Kersal Dale) (about 1,696 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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