Electoral wardE05013035
Walkden South ward, Salford
Walkden South is one of 20 electoral wards of Salford City Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 11,715 residents in 5,157 households — 3,092 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bolton South and Walkden constituency.
Residents, 202111,715council ward average 13,496
Households5,1572.27 residents per household
Density3,092/ km²about 3.79 km² · Salford 2,776
Aged 65+18.7%Salford: 13.3% · under 16: 18.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.7% · 780
5–95.3% · 618
10–156.3% · 742
16–193.5% · 409
20–244.7% · 554
25–3416.6% · 1,939
35–4919.4% · 2,277
50–6418.8% · 2,203
65–749.8% · 1,147
75–846.6% · 774
85+2.3% · 272
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.7% · 914
1 car or van45.9% · 2,365
2 cars or vans29.6% · 1,528
3 or more6.8% · 350
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Salford overall: 47.0% owned, 25.4% social rented, 26.8% private rented.
Owned outright33.7% · 1,735
With mortgage36.4% · 1,875
Shared ownership0.5% · 27
Social rented12.2% · 627
Private rented17.2% · 886
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house17.3% · 892
Semi-detached house48.5% · 2,502
Terraced house22.5% · 1,163
Purpose-built flat10.1% · 521
Converted house0.7% · 38
Other conversion0.4% · 21
Above shop / office0.4% · 23
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013035- Council
- Salford City Council
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 20
Other wards in the same constituency
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.