# Droylsden Central West Tameside. 9,899 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres. Droylsden Central had 9,538 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Droylsden Central was £214,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001239. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £214,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Droylsden Central was £214,000 in 2025. Joint 1,817th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/droylsden-central#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,538** (2021). Droylsden Central had 9,538 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,568th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/droylsden-central#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 34%** (2022). About 34% of people in Droylsden Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/droylsden-central#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.0%** (January 2026). In Droylsden Central, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/droylsden-central#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001239) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 34% of people in Droylsden Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02001239) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 81 homes were sold in Droylsden Central in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001239) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Droylsden Central had 9,538 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=E02001239) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tameside. The outline is Droylsden Central. ## Recorded crime in Droylsden Central Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Droylsden Central compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Droylsden Central | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £214,000 | 13th most expensive | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2025 | | Population | 9,538 | 5th most populated | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 34% | 7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.0% | 14th highest | 30 middle areas, Tameside · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Droylsden Central? Droylsden Central had 9,538 usual residents at the census. Droylsden Central is the joint 1,568th most populated of 9,448 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Tameside These figures are published for the whole of Tameside, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tameside and not Droylsden Central alone. [See Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) - **Average house price: £213,026** (August 2026). Tameside’s average house price was £213,026 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £33,949** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tameside earned a median of £33,949 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 32nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Tameside costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 29.8** (2025). Tameside has a deprivation score of 29.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 43rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Droylsden Central in brief The median price paid for a home in Droylsden Central was £214,000 in 2025. Droylsden Central had 9,538 usual residents at the census. About 34% of people in Droylsden Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Droylsden Central, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001239 - Ward: [Droylsden West †](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ward/droylsden-west) - Constituency: [Ashton-under-Lyne †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne) - Council: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 1.93 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,899* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 32 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Droylsden West](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/droylsden-west), [Droylsden East](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/droylsden-east), [Holt Lane End & Bardsley](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/holt-lane-end-and-bardsley), [Openshaw & Gorton North](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester/openshaw-and-gorton-north), [Failsworth South](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/failsworth-south), [Audenshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/audenshaw) ## Latest updates for Droylsden Central - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001239 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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