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West Didsbury

Middle area

South west Manchester. 8,326 people in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for West Didsbury’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£330,000
2,911th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,242
3,136th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Didsbury compares

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Median sale price59 middle areas, Manchester · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from £154,000 to £467,250. The middle area is £237,500. West Didsbury is £330,000.
£330,0007th highest
Population59 middle areas, Manchester · 2021
Population: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from 5,653 to 15,014. The middle area is 9,280. West Didsbury is 8,242.
8,24216th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage59 middle areas, Manchester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from 60.4% to 99.6%. The middle area is 94.5%. West Didsbury is 97.1%.
97.1%joint 19th highest
Claimant rate59 middle areas, Manchester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Manchester59 areas from 1.5% to 11.8%. The middle area is 5.5%. West Didsbury is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 6th lowest

Figures for the whole of Manchester

These figures are published for the whole of Manchester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Manchester and not West Didsbury 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
38.7
3rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
West Didsbury in brief

The median price paid for a home in West Didsbury was £330,000 in 2025.

West Didsbury had 8,242 usual residents at the census.

In West Didsbury, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Didsbury, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.