City Profile • Local Authority

Tameside

Tameside is a local authority district comprising 9 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £216k, reflecting a downward trend of 2.4% over the past year. In terms of safety, crime rates are low at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents, making it an appealing choice for families.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

232,753
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

9 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Tameside authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English82.3%
Pakistani3.9%
Bangladeshi2.5%
White: Other White2.4%
African1.8%
Indian1.6%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.2%
30-34 years7.2%
55-59 years7.1%
35-39 years6.8%
25-29 years6.5%
10-14 years6.4%

Top Occupations

Professional15.1%
Associate professional12.7%
Skilled trades11.7%
Administrative and secretarial11.0%
Elementary occupations10.6%
Caring and leisure10.3%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright30.5%
Owned: Mortgage30.3%
Social rented: Other15.7%
Private rented: Landlord15.6%
Social rented: Council5.6%
Private rented: Other2.0%

Area DNA

health8/10
safety10/10
transit10/10
investment4/10