Moorside
| Station Name | Moorside |
| Station Code | MSD |
| Station Owner | Northern Trains |
| Developable Area | 6.61ha |
| Development Capacity | 132 homes (at 20dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Salford |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 3,521 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 10,100 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 287% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Green Belt | Merseyside and Greater Manchester |
| Green Belt Area | 6.61ha ( 100% of the potential development area) |
| Network Rail Region | North West |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Greater Manchester |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 7,738 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 35,122 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,107 |
Development Potential
England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Moorside station had 35,122 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 96 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 20 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Moorside is located within the North West railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 6.61ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 20 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 132 homes.
The station sits within Salford planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 287%, having delivered 10,100 homes from a target of 3,521. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Salford's stations is 2,212 homes. That's 63% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Salford's stations is 1 homes without building on protected land. That's 0% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
