Housing in SK15 2QA
What the homes in SK15 2QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Stalybridge East & Swineshaw
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,738 (2024)
SK15 2QAStalybridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (54%). Flats make up 33.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK15 2QA area is well below that, at 42.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 34.5% of households against 20.5%. 17.2% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented34.5%20.5%
- Social rented22.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.5% 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 31.7%. 18.9% 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 SK15 2QA sits in (Stalybridge East & Swineshaw): about 1,738 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.