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Tameside

About

Tameside is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, in North West England, lying east of Manchester. The borough covers Ashton-under-Lyne (the council seat), Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley, Dukinfield, Denton and Droylsden, extending onto the western slopes of the Pennines. Formed in 1974 from older municipal boroughs and urban districts, Tameside grew from 19th-century textile towns and retains networks of canals and railway lines that once served that industry. The River Tame flows through the area and gives the borough its name.

Industrial and water-management features sit close to open upland: Portland Basin Museum beside the Ashton Canal documents local manufacturing and transport history, while a chain of Longdendale reservoirs and moorland runs along the borough’s eastern edge — Torside Reservoir is one of the series. Town centres keep market streets, civic buildings and community facilities, and public footpaths link neighbourhoods to reservoir walks and the Pennine fringe.

Area overview

On average Tameside has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 103 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 21.8% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Tameside is £41,472 per year. There are 107 schools in Tameside: 75 primary (2 Outstanding and 63 Good) and 16 secondary (2 Outstanding and 8 Good). Tameside is home to around 231,073 people, with a population density of about 2,239.7 per km2.

Crime rate

9/10

Crimes per 1k residents

103

Deprivation level

8/10

Income level

4/10

Connectivity

N/A

Area Profile

Tameside Population

231,073

Population density

2,239.7 per km²

Crime

Violence and sexual offences

41.43(+12%)

Anti-social behaviour

19.76(+6%)

Public order

13.7(+36%)

Criminal damage and arson

11.84(+32%)

Burglary

9.38(+68%)

North West average

Demographics

British

190,305

82.36%

Pakistani

8,966

3.88%

Bangladeshi

5,842

2.53%

Other White

5,623

2.43%

African

4,115

1.78%

Total population: 231,070

Economics

Level 4+ (Degree)

45,214

24.42%

No qualifications

40,437

21.84%

Level 3 (A level)

32,847

17.74%

Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)

28,050

15.15%

Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)

20,811

11.24%

Total 16+ residents: 185,135

Housing

Owns outright

30,363

30.51%

Owns with a mortgage

30,158

30.3%

Other social rented

15,569

15.64%

Private landlord or letting agency

15,489

15.56%

Social rents from council

5,556

5.58%

Total households: 99,527

Property prices in Tameside

Based on 2,266 recent sales, the median property price is £210,000 in Tameside area, with individual transactions ranging from £46,250 up to £1,075,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Tameside over the last year.
Type	Sales	Median	5th percentile	25th percentile (Lower quartile)	75th percentile (Upper quartile)	95th percentile
Detached	292	£367,500	£240,000	£310,000	£419,963	£548,000
Flats	165	£130,000	£75,300	£111,000	£142,000	£174,400
Semi-Detached	832	£240,000	£159,200	£205,000	£275,000	£352,250
Terraced	977	£180,000	£120,000	£157,000	£210,000	£275,000

10 years median price trend in Tameside

All wards in Tameside

Ashton Hurst

Ashton St Michael's

Ashton Waterloo

Audenshaw

Denton North East

Denton South

Denton West

Droylsden East

Droylsden West

Dukinfield

Dukinfield Stalybridge

Hyde Godley

Hyde Newton

Hyde Werneth

Longdendale

Mossley

Stalybridge North

Stalybridge South

St Peter's

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/02/2026.

HM Land Registry • Police.uk • DfE • ONS • TfL • National Rail