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Urmston

Ward

North Trafford. About 10,755 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.5 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 Urmston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,787
2,087th 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
92.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Urmston compares

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

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Population21 wards, Trafford · 2021
Population: every ward in Trafford21 areas from 10,105 to 12,988. The middle area is 11,146. Urmston is 10,787.
10,7877th 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%. Urmston 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%. Urmston is 92.2%.
92.2%6th 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%. Urmston is 2.7%.
2.7%8th highest

What is the population of Urmston?

Urmston had 10,787 usual residents at the census.

Urmston is the 2,087th 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 Urmston 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
Urmston in brief

Urmston had 10,787 usual residents at the census.

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

In Urmston, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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