Tameside: local statistics
Tameside is a metropolitan borough in the North West, home to an estimated 240,822 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Tameside, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A Band D home in Tameside pays an average of £2,447.21 in council tax in 2026-27, 5.9% more than in 2025-26. It is the 26th highest of all 35 council areas in the North West. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,498.44, so it has risen 63%.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Tameside took home £695.00 a week before tax, or £33,949 over a year. That is 5.4% below the figure for the North West and the 25th highest of 35 in the North West. Jobs based in Tameside paid a median £638.60 a week, £56.40 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £447.00, so it has risen 55% before inflation.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Tameside had a life expectancy at birth of 81.1 years; for men it was 76.9, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.4 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.3 less. It is the 25th highest for women of all 35 council areas in the North West.
Police recorded 23,112 crimes in Tameside in the year to March 2026, 96.0 for every 1,000 residents, 11th of 35 in the North West, counting from the highest rate. The rate was 99.1 in the year to March 2025. In the year to March 2016 it was 76.3 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
4.9% of Tameside residents aged 16 to 64 (7,385 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026; the rate for the North West was 4.2%. Twelve months before, it was 4.7%. Over the last five years it peaked at 6.3% in August 2021 and was lowest at 4.4% in January 2023.
In mid-2025 the population of Tameside was estimated at 240,822, a change of +0.8% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 7.7%; the North West grew by 8.2% over the same years. That is close to the middle of all 35 council areas in the North West (20th fastest growth). No earlier year in the series was higher.
The average house price in Tameside was £209,723 in July 2026, a fall of 0.1% in twelve months. That is close to the middle of all 35 council areas in the North West (18th highest); the average for the North West was £221,445. The July peak was £210,000 in 2025, and prices are 73% above July 2016. The average price is 6.2 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Tameside. That ratio is the 12th highest ratio of all 35 council areas in the North West.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 73.6% of Tameside residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 4.4 points either way, against 73.8% across the North West. Its lowest reading in the series was 70.5% and its highest 75.8%.
The ONS counted 7,610 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Tameside in March 2026, 6% more than in 2016. There are 32 per 1,000 residents, the 32nd highest of all 35 council areas in the North West.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 223,642 |
| 2016 | 225,480 |
| 2017 | 226,692 |
| 2018 | 228,435 |
| 2019 | 229,952 |
| 2020 | 230,521 |
| 2021 | 231,220 |
| 2022 | 233,089 |
| 2023 | 235,650 |
| 2024 | 238,895 |
| 2025 | 240,822 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £121,026 |
| July 2017 | £129,876 |
| July 2018 | £137,225 |
| July 2019 | £143,948 |
| July 2020 | £147,249 |
| July 2021 | £168,809 |
| July 2022 | £188,498 |
| July 2023 | £195,021 |
| July 2024 | £197,911 |
| July 2025 | £210,000 |
| July 2026 | £209,723 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £447.00 a week |
| 2016 | £460.00 a week |
| 2017 | £478.40 a week |
| 2018 | £480.30 a week |
| 2019 | £499.10 a week |
| 2020 | £480.40 a week |
| 2021 | £528.50 a week |
| 2022 | £574.80 a week |
| 2023 | £616.40 a week |
| 2024 | £661.70 a week |
| 2025 | £695.00 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,498.44 |
| 2017-18 | £1,568.56 |
| 2018-19 | £1,655.70 |
| 2019-20 | £1,745.06 |
| 2020-21 | £1,827.68 |
| 2021-22 | £1,913.94 |
| 2022-23 | £1,983.90 |
| 2023-24 | £2,086.33 |
| 2024-25 | £2,190.93 |
| 2025-26 | £2,311.80 |
| 2026-27 | £2,447.21 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 76.3 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 93.5 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 108.7 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 112.2 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 93.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 93.1 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 116.7 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 119.7 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 105.7 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 99.1 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 96.0 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 71.2% |
| 2016/17 | 70.5% |
| 2017/18 | 72.9% |
| 2018/19 | 73.8% |
| 2019/20 | 74.6% |
| 2020/21 | 71.8% |
| 2021/22 | 75.8% |
| 2022/23 | 72.7% |
| 2023/24 | 75.2% |
| 2024/25 | 74.2% |
| 2025/26 | 73.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 80.7 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 80.7 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.0 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 80.9 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 80.8 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 80.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 80.3 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 80.2 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 80.1 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 80.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 81.1 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 7,190 |
| 2017 | 7,435 |
| 2018 | 7,410 |
| 2019 | 7,380 |
| 2020 | 7,390 |
| 2021 | 7,510 |
| 2022 | 7,680 |
| 2023 | 7,665 |
| 2024 | 7,430 |
| 2025 | 7,465 |
| 2026 | 7,610 |
Questions about Tameside
How much is Band D council tax in Tameside?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,447.21 for 2026-27.
What is the average salary in Tameside?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Tameside was £695.00 a week in April 2025 (£33,949 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is life expectancy in Tameside?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 76.9 years for men and 81.1 for women.
What is the crime rate in Tameside?
96.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Tameside?
7,385 in August 2026 (4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the population of Tameside?
The ONS estimates 240,822 people lived in Tameside in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in Tameside?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £209,723.
Who has power over Tameside
Every body that makes decisions for Tameside, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Tameside council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Tameside in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Ashton-under-Lyne: Angela Rayner (Labour) MP
- Gorton and Denton: Hannah Spencer (Green Party) MP
- Stalybridge and Hyde: Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the North West
- UK figures: UK average weekly earnings growth · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime
- Other council areas in the North West: Cumberland · Oldham · Rochdale · Trafford · Warrington · Westmorland and Furness
Related questions
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