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Eccles

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North east Salford. About 15,064 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 15% of people in Eccles live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,523
Joint 928th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
15%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Eccles compares

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

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Population20 wards, Salford · 2021
Population: every ward in Salford20 areas from 9,305 to 17,159. The middle area is 13,401. Eccles is 14,523.
14,5236th 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%. Eccles is 15.0%.
15%9th 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%. Eccles is 94.9%.
94.9%8th 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%. Eccles is 5.1%.
5.1%9th highest

What is the population of Eccles?

Eccles had 14,523 usual residents at the census.

Eccles is the joint 928th 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 Eccles 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
Eccles in brief

Eccles had 14,523 usual residents at the census.

About 15% of people in Eccles live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Eccles, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Eccles, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.