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Swinton & Wardley

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North Salford. About 13,012 people in 3.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Swinton & Wardley, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,459
1,446th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.7%
2,335th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Swinton & Wardley 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. Swinton & Wardley is 12,459.
12,4597th lowest
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%. Swinton & Wardley is 98.9%.
98.9%6th highest
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%. Swinton & Wardley is 5.5%.
5.5%8th highest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Salford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Salford20 areas from 59.3% to 92.4%. The middle area is 65.1%. Swinton & Wardley is 64.7%.
64.7%joint 9th lowest

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 Swinton & Wardley 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.3
24th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Swinton & Wardley in brief

Swinton & Wardley had 12,459 usual residents at the census.

In Swinton & Wardley, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Swinton & Wardley, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.7% of residents in Swinton & Wardley were aged 15 to 64 at the census.