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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
Social housing
21.8%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Tameside Population
231,073
Population density
2,239.7 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

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

Ethnic groups

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

Education (age 16+)

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

Housing tenure

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 2,225 recent sales, the median property price is £210,000 in Tameside area, with individual transactions ranging from £42,500 up to £910,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Tameside in the 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.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached290£366,000
Flats166£129,500
Semi-Detached802£242,000
Terraced967£180,000

10 years median price trend in Tameside

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type 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: 01/01/2026.