# SK16

Postcode district covering Dukinfield, Yew Tree and Newton Wood, in Tameside.

SK16 is a postcode district covering Dukinfield, Yew Tree and Newton Wood, in Tameside. Median sale price £207,750 in 2025. About 19,397 people.

Postcode district. Code SK16. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SK](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk16#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk16#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk16#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk16#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=SK16) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in SK16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=SK16) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 218 homes were sold in SK16 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=SK16) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SK16 had 19,204 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=SK16) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tameside, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is SK16.

## How SK16 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SK16 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £207,750 | cheapest | 19 postcode districts, SK · 2025 |
| Population | 19,204 | 4th least populated | 19 postcode districts, SK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 19 postcode districts, SK · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.2% | highest | 19 postcode districts, SK · Jan 2026 |

## 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

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

## Neighbourhoods in SK16

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tameside 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006009) | 1,329 | – | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Tameside 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006017) | 1,398 | – | 10 | 96.9% |
| [Tameside 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006018) | 1,316 | – | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Tameside 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006008) | 1,386 | – | 4 | 91.9% |
| [Tameside 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006010) | 1,403 | – | 1 | 91.3% |
| [Tameside 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006012) | 1,961 | – | 4 | 96.8% |
| [Tameside 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006015) | 1,347 | – | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Tameside 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006016) | 1,947 | – | 1 | 96.0% |
| [Tameside 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006011) | 1,708 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Tameside 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006013) | 1,307 | – | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Tameside 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006014) | 1,282 | – | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Tameside 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006019) | 1,503 | – | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Tameside 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006020) | 1,637 | – | 3 | 99.9% |

## Your MP

- [Ashton-under-Lyne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne): Angela Rayner (Labour), MP since July 2024. 72% of the people here.
- [Stalybridge and Hyde](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stalybridge-and-hyde): Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 28% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in SK16

[Dukinfield East & Hough Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/dukinfield-east-and-hough-hill), [Dukinfield West](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/dukinfield-west), [Newtonmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/newtonmoor)

## Postcode sectors in SK16

[SK16 4 (252 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk16-4), [SK16 5 (207 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk16-5)

## Council

[Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)

## Towns in SK16

[Dukinfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dukinfield)

## Postcode districts next to SK16

[M34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34), [OL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol6), [OL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol7), [SK14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk14), [SK15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk15)

## Nearest rail stations

[Hyde North (1000 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0855,53.4648), [Flowery Field (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0810,53.4618), [Guide Bridge (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.1137,53.4746), [Ashton-under-Lyne (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0981,53.4903)

## More in the SK postcode area

[All SK postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 100% of people in SK16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SK16, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SK16
- Postcode area: [SK](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk)
- Constituency: [Ashton-under-Lyne †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne)
- Council: [Tameside †](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)
- Area: 5.51 km²
- People, mid-2024: 19,397*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 65

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SK15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk15), [SK14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk14), [M34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34), [OL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol6), [OL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol7)

## Latest updates for SK16

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SK16

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk16, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk16#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk16