# Ashton Central West Tameside. 12,232 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.5 square kilometres. Ashton Central had 11,205 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Ashton Central was £160,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001241. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ashton Central was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 646th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ashton-central#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 11,205** (2021). Ashton Central had 11,205 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 513th most populated of 9,448. 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/tameside/ashton-central#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in Ashton Central 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/tameside/ashton-central#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.5%** (January 2026). In Ashton Central, 91.5% 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/tameside/ashton-central#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001241) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 96% of people in Ashton Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02001241) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 61 homes were sold in Ashton Central in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001241) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Ashton Central had 11,205 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=E02001241) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tameside. The outline is Ashton Central. ## Recorded crime in Ashton Central Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Ashton Central compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Ashton Central | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £160,000 | cheapest | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2025 | | Population | 11,205 | 2nd most populated | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 96% | 15th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.5% | 2nd lowest | 30 middle areas, Tameside · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Ashton Central? Ashton Central had 11,205 usual residents at the census. Ashton Central is the 513th most populated of 9,448 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Tameside These figures are published for the whole of Tameside, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tameside and not Ashton Central alone. [See Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) - **Average house price: £213,026** (August 2026). Tameside’s average house price was £213,026 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Tameside costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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. ## Ashton Central in brief The median price paid for a home in Ashton Central was £160,000 in 2025. Ashton Central had 11,205 usual residents at the census. About 96% of people in Ashton Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Ashton Central, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001241 - Ward: [St Peter's †](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ward/st-peters) - Constituency: [Ashton-under-Lyne †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne) - Council: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 3.47 km² - People, mid-2024: 12,232* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 33 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Dukinfield West](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/dukinfield-west), [Smallshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/smallshaw), [Audenshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/audenshaw), [Guide Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/guide-bridge), [Ashton Waterloo](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ashton-waterloo), [Droylsden East](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/droylsden-east) ## Latest updates for Ashton Central - 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/E02001241 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ashton-central, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ashton-central#f-house-sales-median-price. 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