HESSEL STREET, M50 1DH House Prices & Local Information

M50 1DH is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Hessel Street, 0.6km from Weaste in Salford. Administratively it sits within Weaste & Seedley ward and the Salford and Eccles constituency.

For renters and young professionals, M50 1DH offers a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed workforce in transportation and storage. An average age of 28 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 88% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 35% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Salford. Employment levels are high (60% in full-time work) — a well-connected, economically active community.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £72k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 1.1% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for M50 1DH are sourced from Output Area E00172976 (shared with 2 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.