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Denton West

Ward

South west Tameside. About 11,886 people in 4.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 14% of people in Denton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,527
1,776th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
14%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Denton West compares

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

Denton WestMiddle
Population19 wards, Tameside · 2021
Population: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 11,097 to 13,516. The middle area is 12,054. Denton West is 11,527.
11,5276th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 wards, Tameside · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 8.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 90.0%. Denton West is 14.0%.
14%2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, Tameside · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 85.7% to 99.0%. The middle area is 95.8%. Denton West is 98.0%.
98.0%4th highest
Claimant rate19 wards, Tameside · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 2.7% to 9.3%. The middle area is 4.6%. Denton West is 2.7%.
2.7%lowest

What is the population of Denton West?

Denton West had 11,527 usual residents at the census.

Denton West is the 1,776th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Tameside

These figures are published for the whole of Tameside, not for each ward, so they describe all of Tameside and not Denton West alone. See Tameside

Average house price
£209,723
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,949
32nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
Joint 106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
29.8
Joint 43rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Denton West in brief

Denton West had 11,527 usual residents at the census.

About 14% of people in Denton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Denton West, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Denton West, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.