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Denton South

Ward

South west Tameside. About 12,260 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Denton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,872
1,641st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Denton South compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Denton SouthMiddle
Population19 wards, Tameside · 2021
Population: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 11,097 to 13,516. The middle area is 12,054. Denton South is 11,872.
11,8729th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 wards, Tameside · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 8.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 90.0%. Denton South is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Denton South is 97.7%.
97.7%5th highest
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%. Denton South is 5.8%.
5.8%4th highest

What is the population of Denton South?

Denton South had 11,872 usual residents at the census.

Denton South is the 1,641st most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

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 Denton South 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
Joint 106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
29.8
Joint 43rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Denton South in brief

Denton South had 11,872 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Denton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Denton South, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Denton South, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.