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Postcode · Dukinfield

Housing in SK16 5EB

What the homes in SK16 5EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dukinfield East & Hough Hill
Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,355 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (66%). Flats make up 0%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SK16 5EBEngland
Detached21.8%22.9%
Semi-detached66%31.5%
Terraced12.2%23%
Purpose-built flat0%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SK16 5EB area is well above that, at 92.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6% of households against 20.5%. 52.1% own outright and 40.6% with a mortgage.

SK16 5EB
93%
England
  • Owned92.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented6%20.5%
  • Social rented1.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SK16 5EBEngland
Owned outright52.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association0.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 19.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SK16 5EBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 25.7%. 29.3% of households include dependent children.

SK16 5EBEngland
Living alone, under 668.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children12.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.1%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 SK16 5EB sits in (Dukinfield East & Hough Hill): about 1,355 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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