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Bowdon

Ward

South west Trafford. About 10,844 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 24 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 Bowdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,843
Joint 2,061st 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
89.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bowdon compares

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

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Population21 wards, Trafford · 2021
Population: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 10,105 to 12,988. The middle area is 11,146. Bowdon is 10,843.
10,8439th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Trafford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Bowdon is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Trafford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 83.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.4%. Bowdon is 89.7%.
89.7%5th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Trafford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 1.1% to 6.2%. The middle area is 2.3%. Bowdon is 1.4%.
1.4%joint 3rd lowest

What is the population of Bowdon?

Bowdon had 10,843 usual residents at the census.

Bowdon is the joint 2,061st most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Trafford

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

Average house price
£393,897
Up 6.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,973
88th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
Joint 78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.0
Joint 96th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bowdon in brief

Bowdon had 10,843 usual residents at the census.

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

In Bowdon, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bowdon, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.