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Ashton East

Middle area

North west Tameside. 7,424 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Ashton East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£192,730
1,340th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,215
4,569th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ashton East compares

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Median sale price30 middle areas, Tameside · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Tameside30 areas from £160,000 to £292,500. The middle area is £209,250. Ashton East is £192,730.
£192,7306th lowest
Population30 middle areas, Tameside · 2021
Population: every middle area in Tameside30 areas from 5,015 to 11,983. The middle area is 7,438. Ashton East is 7,215.
7,21512th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, Tameside · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Tameside30 areas from 84.6% to 99.3%. The middle area is 96.4%. Ashton East is 97.3%.
97.3%11th highest
Claimant rate30 middle areas, Tameside · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Tameside30 areas from 1.8% to 10.3%. The middle area is 4.5%. Ashton East is 5.5%.
5.5%10th highest

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 East alone. See Tameside

Average house price
£209,723
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,949
32nd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
29.8
43rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ashton East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ashton East was £192,730 in 2025.

Ashton East had 7,215 usual residents at the census.

In Ashton East, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ashton East, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.