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Denton North

Tameside · North West · population 6,475 · 4 LSOAs

Part of Denton · Postcode M34

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,228 of 6,856 in England
  • #587 of 932 in North West
  • #18 of 30 in Tameside
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,375
Median age (est.)40
Density4,437per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above22%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 14%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 15%Other: 13%
One person 34%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 13% · Professional 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades13%
Professional12%
Associate professional12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 4%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 4%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Denton North is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,228 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 30 in Tameside. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (66) and lowest on Crime (12). Typical homes here sold for about £190,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 96 sales), 12% below the wider Tameside median of £215,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,281 a year, among England's lowest.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 29 · #4,851
Employment 23 · #5,256
Education 35 · #4,481
Health 20 · #5,496
Crime 12 · #6,003
Housing & access 66 · #2,349
Living environment 19 · #5,544

House prices ?

£190,000median (12m) · -22.4% yr · n=96
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£190,00096-22.4%+17.3%
Detached£297,50010-17.9%+17.8%
Semi-detached£232,50034-17.6%+34.8%
Terraced£180,00042+2.9%+33.3%
Flat£130,00010+33.3%—
This area£190,000
Tameside£215,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£30,281±£4,261 · #6,341 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,684
Price-to-income ?6.3×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

55Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Denton North 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.

Denton East Denton West Guide Bridge Denton South Dane Bank Dukinfield West

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