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SK15

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Stalybridge, in Tameside.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SK15 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In SK15, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£212,500
472nd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
29,120
969th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How SK15 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

SK15Middle
Median sale price19 postcode districts, SK · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in SK19 areas from £207,750 to £490,000. The middle area is £280,000. SK15 is £212,500.
£212,5003rd cheapest
Population19 postcode districts, SK · 2021
Population: every postcode district in SK19 areas from 12,069 to 60,892. The middle area is 31,110. SK15 is 29,120.
29,1206th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage19 postcode districts, SK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in SK19 areas from 72.9% to 97.2%. The middle area is 93.2%. SK15 is 93.6%.
93.6%9th highest
Claimant rate19 postcode districts, SK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in SK19 areas from 1.4% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.8%. SK15 is 4.2%.
4.2%5th highest

What is the population of SK15?

SK15 had 29,120 usual residents at the census.

SK15 is the 969th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in SK15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SK15 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in SK15

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Tameside 003B2,479No figure397.2%
Tameside 003C1,989No figure996.7%
Tameside 003D1,383No figure874.7%
Tameside 008A1,510No figure183.0%
Tameside 008B1,728No figure195.7%
Tameside 008C1,460No figure199.8%
Tameside 008D1,415No figure296.9%
Tameside 009A1,875No figure998.8%
Tameside 009B1,559No figure390.1%
Tameside 009C1,740No figure299.2%
Tameside 009D2,045No figure395.5%
Tameside 015A1,936No figure589.3%
Tameside 015B1,577No figure291.6%
Tameside 015C1,398No figure699.4%
Tameside 015D1,710No figure1094.8%
Tameside 015E1,615No figure993.4%
Tameside 016D1,366No figure599.7%

MPs for SK15

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in SK154

Postcode sectors in SK153

Council1

Towns in SK152

Postcode districts next to SK156

Nearest rail stations4

More in the SK postcode area2

SK15 in brief

SK15 is a postcode district covering Stalybridge, in Tameside.

About 29,710 people lived in SK15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £212,500 in 2025 across 337 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in SK15 was £212,500 in 2025.

SK15 had 29,120 usual residents at the census.

In SK15, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In SK15, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.