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Sedgley

Ward

South Bury. About 13,971 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 33% of people in Sedgley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,475
Joint 1,170th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
33%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sedgley compares

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

SedgleyMiddle
Population17 wards, Bury · 2021
Population: every ward in Bury17 areas from 9,748 to 13,475. The middle area is 11,286. Sedgley is 13,475.
13,475most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 wards, Bury · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Bury17 areas from 33.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Sedgley is 33.0%.
33%fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Bury · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bury17 areas from 87.9% to 99.0%. The middle area is 95.8%. Sedgley is 96.5%.
96.5%8th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, Bury · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bury17 areas from 1.8% to 8.1%. The middle area is 3.7%. Sedgley is 3.8%.
3.8%7th highest

What is the population of Sedgley?

Sedgley had 13,475 usual residents at the census.

Sedgley is the joint 1,170th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Bury

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

Average house price
£242,437
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,767
87th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
Joint 148th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.0
Joint 89th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Sedgley in brief

Sedgley had 13,475 usual residents at the census.

About 33% of people in Sedgley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Sedgley, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sedgley, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.