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Walkden North West

Salford · North West · population 6,159 · 4 LSOAs

Part of Walkden North · Postcode M28 · M38

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,572 of 6,856 in England
  • #840 of 932 in North West
  • #31 of 34 in Salford
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,061
Median age (est.)38
Density5,021per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above20%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 33%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 17%Other: 12%
One person 38%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 17%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure13%
Professional11%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative10%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 3%Black: 5%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 3%Black 5%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Walkden North West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,572 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #31 of 34 in Salford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (53) and lowest on Crime (2). Typical homes here, about £165,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 44% in five years (from 57 sales), 31% below the wider Salford median of £238,838. Typical household take-home income is around £27,543 a year, among England's lowest.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 7 · #6,394
Employment 3 · #6,620
Education 5 · #6,517
Health 2 · #6,689
Crime 2 · #6,743
Housing & access 53 · #3,193
Living environment 43 · #3,892

House prices ?

£165,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=57
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£165,000570.0%+43.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£201,00019+6.3%+52.3%
Terraced£160,50030+3.5%+58.9%
Flat£85,0007——
This area£165,000
Salford£238,838
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£27,543±£3,922 · #6,723 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,818
Price-to-income ?6.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

12Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Walkden North West has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Little Hulton North Little Hulton South Highfield & New Bury (Bolton) Walkden North East Walkden South Farnworth South (Bolton)

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