Ashton East
Tameside · North West · population 7,185 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,105 of 6,856 in England
- #563 of 932 in North West
- #16 of 30 in Tameside
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 43% · No religion 35% · Muslim 13%
Born outside the UK: 17%
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 East is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,105 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 30 in Tameside. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (69) and lowest on Living environment (14). Typical homes here sold for about £185,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 85 sales), 14% below the wider Tameside median of £215,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,773 a year, in the bottom third of England.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £185,000 | 85 | +5.7% | +19.4% |
| Detached | £370,000 | 9 | -17.8% | +57.4% |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | 29 | -6.7% | +28.9% |
| Terraced | £164,000 | 42 | +2.5% | +49.1% |
| Flat | £110,000 | 5 | +7.8% | — |
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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 ?
- #2,815 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 East 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.
- Cleveleys WestWyre26£165,000
- SharrowSheffield26£207,500
- LacheCheshire West and Chester26£220,000
- Billingham SouthStockton-on-Tees26£141,000
- High Brooms & SherwoodTunbridge Wells26£375,000
- Higham HillWaltham Forest26£525,000