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Housing in SK15 3FS

What the homes in SK15 3FS 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
2,113 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (40.4%). Flats make up 14.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SK15 3FSEngland
Detached9.4%22.9%
Semi-detached40.4%31.5%
Terraced35.5%23%
Purpose-built flat11.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK15 3FS area is below that, at 49.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.5% of households against 20.5%. 15.5% own outright and 34.2% with a mortgage.

SK15 3FS
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22%
27%
England
  • Owned49.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented22.5%20.5%
  • Social rented27.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SK15 3FSEngland
Owned outright15.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council11.2%8.3%
From a housing association16.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK15 3FSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.3%. 35.5% of households include dependent children.

SK15 3FSEngland
Living alone, under 6622.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.5%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%7.7%
Rents

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.

TamesideEngland
All homes£931£1,459
One bedroom£685£1,195
Two bedrooms£885£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,063£1,489
Four or more£1,402£2,161
Detached£1,234£1,640
Semi-detached£1,057£1,449
Terraced£926£1,435
Flat or maisonette£791£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SK15 3FS sits in (Stalybridge East & Swineshaw): about 2,113 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.

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