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West Didsbury

Middle area

South west Manchester. 8,326 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in West Didsbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£330,000
Joint 2,911th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,242
Joint 3,136th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in West Didsbury

Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

How West Didsbury compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price59 middle areas, Manchester · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from £154,000 to £467,250. The middle area is £237,500. West Didsbury is £330,000.
£330,0007th most expensive
Population59 middle areas, Manchester · 2021
Population: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from 5,653 to 15,014. The middle area is 9,280. West Didsbury is 8,242.
8,24216th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares59 middle areas, Manchester · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. West Didsbury is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage59 middle areas, Manchester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from 60.4% to 99.6%. The middle area is 94.5%. West Didsbury is 97.1%.
97.1%joint 19th highest

What is the population of West Didsbury?

West Didsbury had 8,242 usual residents at the census.

West Didsbury is the joint 3,136th most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Manchester

These figures are published for the whole of Manchester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Manchester and not West Didsbury alone. See Manchester

Average house price
£256,760
Up 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,278
102nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.1×
Joint 167th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.7
Joint 3rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
West Didsbury in brief

The median price paid for a home in West Didsbury was £330,000 in 2025.

West Didsbury had 8,242 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in West Didsbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In West Didsbury, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.