Housing in M43 6SR
What the homes in M43 6SR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Droylsden Central
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,351 (2024)
M43 6SRManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (50.3%). Flats make up 23.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M43 6SR area is below that, at 47.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.2% of households against 20.5%. 20.3% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented29.2%20.5%
- Social rented22.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23.7%. 27.1% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M43 6SR sits in (Droylsden Central): about 2,351 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.