SK16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Dukinfield, Yew Tree and Newton Wood, 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 SK16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SK16, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SK16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of SK16?
SK16 had 19,204 usual residents at the census.
SK16 is the 1,240th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in SK16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SK16 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 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 SK16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tameside 016A | 1,329 | No figure | 3 | 99.6% |
| Tameside 016B | 1,398 | No figure | 10 | 96.9% |
| Tameside 016C | 1,316 | No figure | 9 | 99.8% |
| Tameside 017A | 1,386 | No figure | 4 | 91.9% |
| Tameside 017B | 1,403 | No figure | 1 | 91.3% |
| Tameside 017C | 1,961 | No figure | 4 | 96.8% |
| Tameside 017D | 1,347 | No figure | 9 | 99.8% |
| Tameside 017E | 1,947 | No figure | 1 | 96.0% |
| Tameside 018A | 1,708 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Tameside 018B | 1,307 | No figure | 5 | 99.8% |
| Tameside 018C | 1,282 | No figure | 3 | 99.4% |
| Tameside 018D | 1,503 | No figure | 1 | 97.2% |
| Tameside 018E | 1,637 | No figure | 3 | 99.9% |
MPs for SK16
- Angela RaynerLabourMP for Ashton-under-Lyne72% of SK16’s postcodes
- Jonathan ReynoldsLabour (Co-op)MP for Stalybridge and Hyde28% of SK16’s postcodes
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 SK163
Postcode sectors in SK162
Council1
Towns in SK161
Postcode districts next to SK165
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SK postcode area2
SK16 in brief
SK16 is a postcode district covering Dukinfield, Yew Tree and Newton Wood, in Tameside.
About 19,397 people lived in SK16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £207,750 in 2025 across 218 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in SK16 was £207,750 in 2025.
SK16 had 19,204 usual residents at the census.
In SK16, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SK16, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.