Housing in SK16 4LS
What the homes in SK16 4LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dukinfield West
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,457 (2024)
SK16 4LSDukinfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (64.7%). Flats make up 25.3%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK16 4LS area is well below that, at 38.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.6% of households against 20.5%. 16.9% own outright and 21.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented23.6%20.5%
- Social rented37.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.9% 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 22.8%. 28.9% 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 SK16 4LS sits in (Dukinfield West): about 1,457 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.