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Walkden South

Ward

North west Salford. About 12,359 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 24% of people in Walkden South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,715
1,698th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
24%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Walkden South compares

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

Walkden SouthMiddle
Population20 wards, Salford · 2021
Population: every ward in Salford20 areas from 9,305 to 17,159. The middle area is 13,401. Walkden South is 11,715.
11,7154th 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%. Walkden South is 24.0%.
24%10th 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%. Walkden South is 99.6%.
99.6%joint 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%. Walkden South is 3.3%.
3.3%4th lowest

What is the population of Walkden South?

Walkden South had 11,715 usual residents at the census.

Walkden South is the 1,698th 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 South 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
Walkden South in brief

Walkden South had 11,715 usual residents at the census.

About 24% of people in Walkden South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Walkden South, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Walkden South, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.