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Droylsden West

Ward

West Tameside. About 11,873 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 32% of people in Droylsden West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,486
1,792nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
32%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Droylsden West compares

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

Droylsden WestMiddle
Population19 wards, Tameside · 2021
Population: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 11,097 to 13,516. The middle area is 12,054. Droylsden West is 11,486.
11,4865th 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 West is 32.0%.
32%4th 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 West is 98.1%.
98.1%joint 2nd highest
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 West is 4.3%.
4.3%7th lowest

What is the population of Droylsden West?

Droylsden West had 11,486 usual residents at the census.

Droylsden West is the 1,792nd 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 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

Droylsden West had 11,486 usual residents at the census.

About 32% of people in Droylsden West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Droylsden West, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Droylsden West, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.