Housing in SK16
What the homes in SK16 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 24,610 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (33.8%). Flats make up 21.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.7% of households in SK16 own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 28.6% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented15.6%20.5%
- Social rented28.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.7%). 25.7% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.