# SK16 5QB: area report for a postcode in Tameside

SK16 5QB is a postcode in Tameside.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Tameside. Open the map at SK16 5QB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) › [SK16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk16) › [SK16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk16-5)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB
- **Hyde North, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB
- **No property in SK16 5QB listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Tameside 018B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB
- **£209,723 average price**: For the whole of Tameside, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SK16 5QB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB
- **Low road and rail noise at SK16 5QB**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB
- **11.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [All Saints Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-catholic-college-e139735) | Secondary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 36.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cofe-primary-school-dukinfield-e106228) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yew Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yew-tree-primary-school-e146456) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakdale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakdale-school-e151321) | Special | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Rayner Stephens High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rayner-stephens-high-school-e148430) | Secondary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 35.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cromwell High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cromwell-high-school-e150010) | Special | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151037) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-primary-and-moderate-learning-difficulties-resource-provision-e142717) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2025 | £359,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2025 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £312,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DUKINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE (740 m)
- Pharmacies: LAD RJ PHARMACY (280 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Fir Tree Lane (500 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Dukinfield (740 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £209,723** (July 2026). Tameside’s average house price was £209,723 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,949** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tameside earned a median of £33,949 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 32nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Tameside costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 29.8** (2025). Tameside has a deprivation score of 29.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 43rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Tameside 018B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.2** (2025). Tameside 018B has a deprivation score of 21.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,715th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tameside 018B was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,307** (2021). Tameside 018B had 1,307 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,802nd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Tameside 018B, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SK16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £207,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SK16 was £207,750 in 2025. 443rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,204** (2021). SK16 had 19,204 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,240th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in SK16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.2%** (January 2026). In SK16, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)
- Centre: 53.4725, -2.0745

Council: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Stalybridge and Hyde](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stalybridge-and-hyde): Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.0745,53.4725,SK165QB

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