# Ashton East North west Tameside. 7,424 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres. Ashton East had 7,215 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Ashton East was £192,730 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001235. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £192,730** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ashton East was £192,730 in 2025. 1,340th 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-east#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 7,215** (2021). Ashton East had 7,215 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,569th least 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-east#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Ashton East 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-east#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Ashton East, 97.3% 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-east#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001235) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Ashton East 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=E02001235) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 88 homes were sold in Ashton East in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001235) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Ashton East had 7,215 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=E02001235) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tameside. The outline is Ashton East. ## Recorded crime in Ashton East Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Ashton East compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Ashton East | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £192,730 | 6th cheapest | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2025 | | Population | 7,215 | 12th least populated | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.3% | 11th highest | 30 middle areas, Tameside · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Ashton East? Ashton East had 7,215 usual residents at the census. Ashton East is the joint 4,569th least 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 East 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 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. About 100% of people in Ashton East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Ashton East, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001235 - Ward: [Ashton St Michael's †](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ward/ashton-st-michaels) - 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: 1.74 km² - People, mid-2024: 7,424* - Neighbourhoods: 4 - Output areas: 22 * 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 [Hurst Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/hurst-cross), [Stalybridge North](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/stalybridge-north), [Dukinfield East & Hough Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/dukinfield-east-and-hough-hill), [Ashton Central](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ashton-central), [Stalybridge South](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/stalybridge-south), [Smallshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/smallshaw) ## Latest updates for Ashton East - 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/E02001235 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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