Housing in M43 6DW
What the homes in M43 6DW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Droylsden East
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,897 (2024)
M43 6DWManchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (42.7%). Flats make up 47.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
37.4% of households in the M43 6DW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 18.1% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented22.1%20.5%
- Social rented39%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 48.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.5%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Tameside
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tameside (August 2026, +5.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around M43 6DW (Droylsden East) (about 1,897 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.