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Broughton

Ward

East Salford. About 18,645 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 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 Broughton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
16,961
438th 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
93.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Broughton compares

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

BroughtonMiddle
Population20 wards, Salford · 2021
Population: every ward in Salford20 areas from 9,305 to 17,159. The middle area is 13,401. Broughton is 16,961.
16,9612nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Salford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Salford20 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 26.0%. Broughton is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Salford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Salford20 areas from 80.8% to 99.6%. The middle area is 97.0%. Broughton is 93.1%.
93.1%6th lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Salford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Salford20 areas from 1.6% to 8.5%. The middle area is 4.9%. Broughton is 8.5%.
8.5%highest

What is the population of Broughton?

Broughton had 16,961 usual residents at the census.

Broughton is the 438th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Salford

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

Average house price
£229,462
Up 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,958
61st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.3
24th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Broughton in brief

Broughton had 16,961 usual residents at the census.

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

In Broughton, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Broughton, 8.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.