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Droylsden East

Ward

West Tameside. About 12,571 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 22% of people in Droylsden East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,831
Joint 1,662nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
22%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Droylsden East compares

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

Droylsden EastMiddle
Population19 wards, Tameside · 2021
Population: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 11,097 to 13,516. The middle area is 12,054. Droylsden East is 11,831.
11,8318th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 wards, Tameside · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 8.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 90.0%. Droylsden East is 22.0%.
22%3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, Tameside · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 85.7% to 99.0%. The middle area is 95.8%. Droylsden East is 92.8%.
92.8%5th lowest
Claimant rate19 wards, Tameside · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 2.7% to 9.3%. The middle area is 4.6%. Droylsden East is 5.4%.
5.4%joint 6th highest

What is the population of Droylsden East?

Droylsden East had 11,831 usual residents at the census.

Droylsden East is the joint 1,662nd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Tameside

These figures are published for the whole of Tameside, not for each ward, so they describe all of Tameside and not Droylsden East 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 East in brief

Droylsden East had 11,831 usual residents at the census.

About 22% of people in Droylsden East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Droylsden East, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Droylsden East, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.