# Denton West South west Tameside. 5,079 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres. Denton West had 5,015 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Denton West was £204,500 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001253. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £204,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Denton West was £204,500 in 2025. Joint 1,582nd 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/denton-west#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 5,015** (2021). Denton West had 5,015 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,928th 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/denton-west#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 25%** (2022). About 25% of people in Denton West 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/denton-west#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Denton West, 97.5% 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/denton-west#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001253) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 25% of people in Denton West 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=E02001253) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 76 homes were sold in Denton West in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001253) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Denton West had 5,015 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001253) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tameside. The outline is Denton West. ## Recorded crime in Denton West Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Denton West compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Denton West | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £204,500 | 11th cheapest | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2025 | | Population | 5,015 | least populated | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 25% | 5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.5% | joint 9th highest | 30 middle areas, Tameside · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Denton West? Denton West had 5,015 usual residents at the census. Denton West is the 1,928th 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 Denton West alone. [See Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) - **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. ## Denton West in brief The median price paid for a home in Denton West was £204,500 in 2025. Denton West had 5,015 usual residents at the census. About 25% of people in Denton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Denton West, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001253 - Ward: [Denton West †](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ward/denton-west) - Constituency: [Gorton and Denton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gorton-and-denton) - Council: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 3.06 km² - People, mid-2024: 5,079* - Neighbourhoods: 4 - Output areas: 18 * 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 [Denton North](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/denton-north), [Dane Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/dane-bank), [Bredbury](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/bredbury), [Brinnington](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/brinnington), [Denton South](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/denton-south), [Central Reddish](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/central-reddish) ## Latest updates for Denton West - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001253 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/denton-west, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/denton-west#f-house-sales-median-price. 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