Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:39 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:22 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,006 residentsin the Salford Quays census areaMedian age 29.23,459 households17% of homes owner-occupied6% owned outright4% social rented, 79% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.3% unemployment rate85% of adults are economically active, 4,502 in work, 4% retiredMain industries: information and communication 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 23% go by car, 15% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages72% of adults hold a degree or higher5% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C877 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December19 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksStowell Memorial Church Spirehistoric site · under a mileWhite City Stadiumhistoric site · under a mileTrafford Park Lakelake · under a mileEdinburgh Castlecastle · 2.4 miDetroit Bridgebridge · under a mileSaint George's Islandisland · 1.3 miSalford Quay Footbridgebridge · under a mileNorth Baywater · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBuile Hill Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 28 haOrdsall Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haLangworthy Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haClarendon Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haFit City Clarendonsports ground · under a mileOrdsall Community Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes186 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197619 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202541 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 17 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,545 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGreater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryAspcm152 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyK's Chemist LTD35 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental At Mediacity UKunder a milePolice stationGreater Manchester Police Hq1.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Salford, Media City2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi52 schools34 primary, 6 secondary, 4 independent, 7 special, 1 otherSecondaryAldridgeUTC@MediaCityUKages 13-19, 464 pupilsright hereSecondaryOasis Academy MediaCityUKages 11-16, 989 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's RC Primary Schoolages 3-11, 220 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSalford City College1.5 miUniversityUniversity of Salford1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN8.6 miRailway stationManchester United FCOld Traffordunder a mileMetroBroadway (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationEccles Interchange1.8 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool29 miBus stops161 within a mileCar parkCarolina Way Parking SpaceSalfordunder a mileEV chargingevyve Charging Station - The Quays, Salford.11 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the M50 postcode district.
