M44 — Manchester
Manchester's M44 postcode sits in Salford. The board behind it is assembled from 9,287 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 3 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical M44 sale went from £43,995 in 1995 to £227,500 in 2026 — 5.2× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2004 — prices moved +33.3% that year. The one to avoid was 1996: the median moved -11.4%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in M44
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £43,995 | 207 |
| 2000 | £48,750 | 312 |
| 2005 | £110,000 | 402 |
| 2010 | £116,500 | 184 |
| 2015 | £114,000 | 257 |
| 2020 | £162,000 | 248 |
| 2025 | £227,000 | 306 |
| 2026 | £227,500 | 52 |
The areas on the board
3 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- Irlam (66% of local sales) — busiest streets: Liverpool Road, Pasturegreen Way, Eldon Road
- Cadishead (33% of local sales) — busiest streets: Roseway Avenue, Liverpool Road, Dean Road
- Franklynn Road (0% of local sales)
Reading about 2004 is easy; surviving 1996 is the game. Play the M44 board.
Local business? Put your name on the M44 board — one sponsor per postcode.
Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.