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Cadishead & Lower Irlam

Ward

South west Salford. About 12,304 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 16 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 Cadishead & Lower Irlam live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,205
Joint 1,525th 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
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Cadishead & Lower Irlam compares

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

Cadishead & Lower IrlamMiddle
Population20 wards, Salford · 2021
Population: every ward in Salford20 areas from 9,305 to 17,159. The middle area is 13,401. Cadishead & Lower Irlam is 12,205.
12,2056th least 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%. Cadishead & Lower Irlam 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%. Cadishead & Lower Irlam is 96.7%.
96.7%10th 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%. Cadishead & Lower Irlam is 3.9%.
3.9%joint 6th lowest

What is the population of Cadishead & Lower Irlam?

Cadishead & Lower Irlam had 12,205 usual residents at the census.

Cadishead & Lower Irlam is the joint 1,525th 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 Cadishead & Lower Irlam alone. See Salford

Average house price
£223,323
Down 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,958
61st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 122nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.3
24th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cadishead & Lower Irlam in brief

Cadishead & Lower Irlam had 12,205 usual residents at the census.

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

In Cadishead & Lower Irlam, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cadishead & Lower Irlam, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.