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Gorton & Abbey Hey

Ward

North east Manchester. About 22,721 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 12% of people in Gorton & Abbey Hey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
20,983
149th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
12%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Gorton & Abbey Hey compares

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

Gorton & Abbey HeyMiddle
Population32 wards, Manchester · 2021
Population: every ward in Manchester32 areas from 11,663 to 21,479. The middle area is 17,436. Gorton & Abbey Hey is 20,983.
20,9834th most 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%. Gorton & Abbey Hey is 12.0%.
12%8th most 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%. Gorton & Abbey Hey is 95.5%.
95.5%13th highest
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%. Gorton & Abbey Hey is 9.8%.
9.8%3rd highest

What is the population of Gorton & Abbey Hey?

Gorton & Abbey Hey had 20,983 usual residents at the census.

Gorton & Abbey Hey is the 149th 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 Gorton & Abbey Hey alone. See Manchester

Average house price
£256,760
Up 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,278
102nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.1×
Joint 167th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.7
Joint 3rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Gorton & Abbey Hey in brief

Gorton & Abbey Hey had 20,983 usual residents at the census.

About 12% of people in Gorton & Abbey Hey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Gorton & Abbey Hey, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Gorton & Abbey Hey, 9.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.