Ashton Central
Tameside · North West · population 11,374 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,750 of 6,856 in England
- #898 of 932 in North West
- #30 of 30 in Tameside
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 18% · Process & plant 16% · Sales & customer service 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 18% |
| Process & plant | 16% |
| Sales & customer service | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Professional | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 36% · Christian 29% · No religion 27%
Born outside the UK: 33%
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
Ashton Central is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,750 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #30 of 30 in Tameside. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (25) and lowest on Income (1). Typical homes here, about £162,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 62% in five years (from 59 sales), 25% below the wider Tameside median of £215,000. Typical household take-home income is around £25,109 a year, among England's lowest.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £162,000 | 59 | +19.1% | +62.0% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Semi-detached | £175,750 | 8 | — | +12.7% |
| Terraced | £162,000 | 44 | +19.1% | +62.0% |
| Flat | £75,000 | 5 | -11.8% | — |
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Household income
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 ?
- #6,572 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Ashton Central 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.
Other areas in Tameside
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Page Moss & FinchamKnowsley2£160,000
- NechellsBirmingham2£178,500
- Hyson GreenNottingham2£141,500
- Anfield WestLiverpool2£135,500
- Longsight EastManchester2£195,000
- CanterburyBradford2£116,000