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Walkden North

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North Salford. About 14,459 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Walkden North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,556
1,153rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Walkden North compares

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

Walkden NorthMiddle
Population20 wards, Salford · 2021
Population: every ward in Salford20 areas from 9,305 to 17,159. The middle area is 13,401. Walkden North is 13,556.
13,55610th 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%. Walkden North is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. Walkden North is 96.5%.
96.5%9th 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%. Walkden North is 6.2%.
6.2%7th highest

What is the population of Walkden North?

Walkden North had 13,556 usual residents at the census.

Walkden North is the 1,153rd 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 Walkden North 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
Walkden North in brief

Walkden North had 13,556 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Walkden North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Walkden North, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Walkden North, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.