# People and census in Tameside The east of the North West. 240,822 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 103 square kilometres. 24 layers about people and census for Tameside, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) ## What is the population of Tameside? Tameside had 231,071 usual residents at the census. Tameside is the 91st most populated of 361 in the UK. ## Population Tameside: **231,071** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Tameside had 231,071 usual residents at the census. Tameside is the 91st most populated of 361 in the UK. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-population ## Population estimate Tameside: **240,822** (2025, council level). Source: ONS population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Tameside’s population was an estimated 240,822 in mid-2025. The population rose 0.8% in the year to mid-2025. Tameside is 90th most populated of 361 for population. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-estimate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-estimate/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-population-estimate ## Aged 15 to 64 Tameside: **63.8%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 63.8% of residents in Tameside were aged 15 to 64 at the census. In North West the figure is 63.7%. - Against North West: About the same (63.7%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-15-to-64) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-age-15-to-64 ## Aged 65 and over Tameside: **17.5%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 17.5% of residents in Tameside were aged 65 or over at the census. In North West the figure is 18.7%. - Against North West: 6% lower (18.7%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-age-65-and-over ## Aged under 15 Tameside: **18.7%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 18.7% of residents in Tameside were aged under 15 at the census. In North West the figure is 17.6%. - Against North West: 6% higher (17.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-under-15?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-under-15) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-under-15/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-age-under-15 ## Born outside the UK Tameside: **10.3%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 10.3% of residents in Tameside were born outside the UK. In North West the figure is 11.7%. - Against North West: 12% lower (11.7%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/born-outside-uk?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/born-outside-uk) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/born-outside-uk/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-born-outside-uk ## Disability Tameside: **20.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 20.0% of residents in Tameside had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability. In North West the figure is 19.4%. - Against North West: 3% higher (19.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-disability ## Good or very good health Tameside: **79.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 79.0% of residents in Tameside said their health was good or very good. In North West the figure is 80.4%. - Against North West: 2% lower (80.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/good-health) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-good-health ## Households Tameside: **99,527** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Tameside had 99,527 households at the census. Tameside is 88th highest of 361 for the number of households. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-households ## Households without a car or van Tameside: **26.1%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 26.1% of households in Tameside had no car or van at the census. In North West the figure is 24.7%. - Against North West: 6% higher (24.7%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-car-or-van?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-car-or-van) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-car-or-van/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-no-car-or-van ## Owner-occupied homes Tameside: **61.1%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 61.1% of households in Tameside owned their home at the census. In North West the figure is 63.0%. - Against North West: 3% lower (63.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/owner-occupied) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-owner-occupied ## Population density Tameside: **2,240 per km²** (2021, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place. Published 21 July 2026. Tameside had 2,240 people per square kilometre at the census. In North West the figure is 524 per km². - Against North West: 4.3 times (524 per km²) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-density) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-population-density ## Private rented homes Tameside: **17.5%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 17.5% of households in Tameside rented privately at the census. In North West the figure is 19.2%. - Against North West: 9% lower (19.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rented?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-private-rented ## Social rented homes Tameside: **21.2%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 21.2% of households in Tameside rented from a council or housing association at the census. In North West the figure is 17.6%. - Against North West: 20% higher (17.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/social-rented?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/social-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-social-rented ## Degree-level qualifications Tameside: **24.4%** (2021, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: ONS Census 2021 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 24.4% of residents aged 16 and over in Tameside had a degree-level qualification at the census. In North West the figure is 31.2%. - Against North West: 22% lower (31.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/degree-level-qualifications?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/degree-level-qualifications) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-degree-level-qualifications ## Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh Tameside: **9.2%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 9.2% of residents in Tameside identified with the Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh ethnic group. In North West the figure is 8.4%. - Against North West: 10% higher (8.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-asian?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-asian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-ethnic-group-asian ## Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Tameside: **2.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 2.3% of residents in Tameside identified with the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group. In North West the figure is 2.3%. - Against North West: About the same (2.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-black?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-black) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-ethnic-group-black ## Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups Tameside: **2.1%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 2.1% of residents in Tameside identified with a Mixed or Multiple ethnic group. In North West the figure is 2.2%. - Against North West: 5% lower (2.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-mixed?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-mixed) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-mixed/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-ethnic-group-mixed ## Other ethnic group Tameside: **0.8%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 0.8% of residents in Tameside identified with another ethnic group, including Arab. In North West the figure is 1.5%. - Against North West: 47% lower (1.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-other?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-other) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-ethnic-group-other ## White ethnic groups Tameside: **85.5%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 85.5% of residents in Tameside identified with a White ethnic group. In North West the figure is 85.6%. - Against North West: About the same (85.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-white?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-white) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-ethnic-group-white ## Christian Tameside: **47.8%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 47.8% of residents in Tameside said they were Christian. In North West the figure is 52.5%. - Against North West: 9% lower (52.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/christian?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/christian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/christian/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-religion-christian ## No religion Tameside: **38.0%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 38.0% of residents in Tameside said they had no religion. In North West the figure is 32.6%. - Against North West: 17% higher (32.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-religion?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-religion) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-religion-none ## Working mainly from home Tameside: **24.6%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 24.6% of working residents in Tameside worked mainly from home in March 2021. In North West the figure is 27.3%. - Against North West: 10% lower (27.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/work-from-home?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/work-from-home) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-work-from-home ## Annual population change Tameside: **0.8%** (2025, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Tameside’s estimated population changed by 0.8% in the year to mid-2025. - Against North West: 14% higher (0.7%) - Against the UK: 2.7 times (0.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change?place=E08000008) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/people#l-population-estimate-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/crime) (1) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E08000008/data?family=people ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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