# Hurst Cross North Tameside. 9,036 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres. Hurst Cross had 8,694 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Hurst Cross was £200,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001232. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hurst Cross was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 1,479th 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/hurst-cross#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 8,694** (2021). Hurst Cross had 8,694 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,472nd 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/hurst-cross#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Hurst Cross 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/hurst-cross#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Hurst Cross, 99.3% 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/hurst-cross#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001232) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Hurst Cross 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=E02001232) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 101 homes were sold in Hurst Cross in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001232) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hurst Cross had 8,694 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=E02001232) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tameside. The outline is Hurst Cross. ## Recorded crime in Hurst Cross Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Hurst Cross compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Hurst Cross | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £200,000 | joint 9th cheapest | 30 middle areas, Tameside · 2025 | | Population | 8,694 | 7th most 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 | 99.3% | joint highest | 30 middle areas, Tameside · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Hurst Cross? Hurst Cross had 8,694 usual residents at the census. Hurst Cross is the joint 2,472nd 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 Hurst Cross 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. ## Hurst Cross in brief The median price paid for a home in Hurst Cross was £200,000 in 2025. Hurst Cross had 8,694 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Hurst Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Hurst Cross, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001232 - 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: 1.52 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,036* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 26 * 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 [Ashton East](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ashton-east), [Ashton North](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ashton-north), [Smallshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/smallshaw), [Carrbrook & Micklehurst](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/carrbrook-and-micklehurst) ## Latest updates for Hurst Cross - 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/E02001232 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/hurst-cross, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/hurst-cross#f-house-sales-median-price. 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