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Droylsden West

Middle area

West Tameside. 6,927 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 13% of people in Droylsden West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£218,720
1,926th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,383
Joint 3,323rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
13%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Droylsden West

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

How Droylsden West compares

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Median sale price30 middle areas, Tameside · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Tameside30 areas from £160,000 to £292,500. The middle area is £209,250. Droylsden West is £218,720.
£218,7209th most expensive
Population30 middle areas, Tameside · 2021
Population: every middle area in Tameside30 areas from 5,015 to 11,983. The middle area is 7,438. Droylsden West is 6,383.
6,3838th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 middle areas, Tameside · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Tameside30 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.5%. Droylsden West is 13.0%.
13%3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, Tameside · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Tameside30 areas from 84.6% to 99.3%. The middle area is 96.4%. Droylsden West is 97.2%.
97.2%12th highest

What is the population of Droylsden West?

Droylsden West had 6,383 usual residents at the census.

Droylsden West is the joint 3,323rd least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Tameside

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

Average house price
£213,026
Up 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,949
32nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
Joint 114th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
29.8
Joint 43rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Droylsden West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Droylsden West was £218,720 in 2025.

Droylsden West had 6,383 usual residents at the census.

About 13% of people in Droylsden West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Droylsden West, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.