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SK16 postcode area · Tameside

The SK16 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Tameside. Area Scores range from 9 to 60 across them. Every full SK16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SK16 district: Dukinfield East & Hough Hill scores 60 out of 100 (#2,706 of 6,856 nationally) while Hyde South sits at 9 — neighbours on the map, 51 points apart on the index. 3 of the 5 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £176,500 in Hyde South to £238,500 in Dukinfield East & Hough Hill.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,997a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied59%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SK16 district

£208,500median home sold over the past year · +39.0% over 5 years · -0.7% over the year · 195 sales
Detached£330,000
Semi-detached£246,500
Terraced£172,500
Flat—
Tameside£215,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Dukinfield East & Hough HillTameside 2,70660 £238,500
Stalybridge SouthTameside 3,41250 £185,000
Dukinfield WestTameside 5,66017 £196,250
NewtonmoorTameside 5,83915 £205,000
Hyde SouthTameside 6,2099 £176,500

People living in SK16 Census 2021

Residents39,661
Median age (est.)41
Density3,063per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above24%
No car or van27%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 23%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 33%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 12%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 84%Asian 12%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 38% · Muslim 10%

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.

Towns & places in SK16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SK16 district.

Dukinfield Hyde Stalybridge

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SK16.

SK15 M34 OL6 SK14 OL7 OL5 M43 M35

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.