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Didsbury West

Ward

South Manchester. About 15,390 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 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 Didsbury West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,088
796th 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
91.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Didsbury West compares

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

Didsbury WestMiddle
Population32 wards, Manchester · 2021
Population: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 11,663 to 21,479. The middle area is 17,436. Didsbury West is 15,088.
15,0888th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares32 wards, Manchester · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 0.0% to 85.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Didsbury West is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage32 wards, Manchester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 67.5% to 98.4%. The middle area is 94.6%. Didsbury West is 91.4%.
91.4%11th lowest
Claimant rate32 wards, Manchester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 1.1% to 10.9%. The middle area is 5.8%. Didsbury West is 2.4%.
2.4%3rd lowest

What is the population of Didsbury West?

Didsbury West had 15,088 usual residents at the census.

Didsbury West is the 796th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Manchester

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

Average house price
£252,309
Up 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,278
102nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.7
Joint 3rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Didsbury West in brief

Didsbury West had 15,088 usual residents at the census.

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

In Didsbury West, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Didsbury West, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.