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Quays

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East Salford. About 12,729 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
9,305
2,796th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Quays compares

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

QuaysMiddle
Population20 wards, Salford · 2021
Population: every ward in Salford20 areas from 9,305 to 17,159. The middle area is 13,401. Quays is 9,305.
9,305least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Salford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Salford20 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 26.0%. Quays is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Salford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Salford20 areas from 80.8% to 99.6%. The middle area is 97.0%. Quays is 84.4%.
84.4%2nd lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Salford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Salford20 areas from 1.6% to 8.5%. The middle area is 4.9%. Quays is 2.4%.
2.4%2nd lowest

What is the population of Quays?

Quays had 9,305 usual residents at the census.

Quays is the 2,796th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Salford

These figures are published for the whole of Salford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Salford and not Quays alone. See Salford

Average house price
£223,323
Down 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,958
61st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 122nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.3
24th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Quays in brief

Quays had 9,305 usual residents at the census.

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

In Quays, 84.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Quays, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.