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Ashton upon Mersey

Ward

North east Trafford. About 10,623 people in 2.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Ashton upon Mersey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,342
2,321st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ashton upon Mersey compares

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

Ashton upon MerseyMiddle
Population21 wards, Trafford · 2021
Population: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 10,105 to 12,988. The middle area is 11,146. Ashton upon Mersey is 10,342.
10,3424th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Trafford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Ashton upon Mersey is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Trafford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 83.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.4%. Ashton upon Mersey is 94.9%.
94.9%10th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Trafford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 1.1% to 6.2%. The middle area is 2.3%. Ashton upon Mersey is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 8th lowest

What is the population of Ashton upon Mersey?

Ashton upon Mersey had 10,342 usual residents at the census.

Ashton upon Mersey is the 2,321st most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Trafford

These figures are published for the whole of Trafford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Trafford and not Ashton upon Mersey alone. See Trafford

Average house price
£400,688
Up 9.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,973
88th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 73rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.0
Joint 96th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ashton upon Mersey in brief

Ashton upon Mersey had 10,342 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Ashton upon Mersey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ashton upon Mersey, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ashton upon Mersey, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.