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Ashton Waterloo

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North west Tameside. About 12,925 people in 4.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Ashton Waterloo, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,712
1,373rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.7%
3,778th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Ashton Waterloo compares

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Population19 wards, Tameside · 2021
Population: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 11,097 to 13,516. The middle area is 12,054. Ashton Waterloo is 12,712.
12,7127th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, Tameside · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 85.7% to 99.0%. The middle area is 95.8%. Ashton Waterloo is 95.7%.
95.7%joint 7th lowest
Claimant rate19 wards, Tameside · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 2.7% to 9.3%. The middle area is 4.6%. Ashton Waterloo is 5.9%.
5.9%3rd highest
Aged 15 to 6419 wards, Tameside · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 60.5% to 66.4%. The middle area is 64.2%. Ashton Waterloo is 61.7%.
61.7%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Tameside

These figures are published for the whole of Tameside, not for each ward, so they describe all of Tameside and not Ashton Waterloo 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 Waterloo in brief

Ashton Waterloo had 12,712 usual residents at the census.

In Ashton Waterloo, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ashton Waterloo, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.7% of residents in Ashton Waterloo were aged 15 to 64 at the census.