# Hyde Werneth South Tameside. About 12,603 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.0 square kilometres. Hyde Werneth had 12,407 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Ward. Code E05014532. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) ## Key figures - **Population: 12,407** (2021). Hyde Werneth had 12,407 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,463rd most populated of 8,397. 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/ward/hyde-werneth#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 88%** (2022). About 88% of people in Hyde Werneth 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/ward/hyde-werneth#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.5%** (January 2026). In Hyde Werneth, 95.5% 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/ward/hyde-werneth#f-gigabit-coverage - **Claimant rate: 4.5%** (August 2026). In Hyde Werneth, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ward/hyde-werneth#f-claimant-rate ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E05014532) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 88% of people in Hyde Werneth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=E05014532) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tameside. The outline is Hyde Werneth. - [Population by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E05014532) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hyde Werneth had 12,407 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=E05014532) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tameside. The outline is Hyde Werneth. ## How Hyde Werneth compares Each ward against every other ward the measure covers. | Measure | Hyde Werneth | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | 12,407 | 9th most populated | 19 wards, Tameside · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 88% | 8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 19 wards, Tameside · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.5% | 6th lowest | 19 wards, Tameside · Jan 2026 | | Claimant rate | 4.5% | 8th lowest | 19 wards, Tameside · Aug 2026 | ## What is the population of Hyde Werneth? Hyde Werneth had 12,407 usual residents at the census. Hyde Werneth is the joint 1,463rd 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 Hyde Werneth 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. ## Hyde Werneth in brief Hyde Werneth had 12,407 usual residents at the census. About 88% of people in Hyde Werneth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Hyde Werneth, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. In Hyde Werneth, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. ## About - Type: Ward - Code: E05014532 - Constituency: [Stalybridge and Hyde †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stalybridge-and-hyde) - Council: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 7.04 km² - People, mid-2024: 12,603* - Neighbourhoods: 8 - Output areas: 39 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency this ward mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [Hyde Godley](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ward/hyde-godley), [Marple North](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/ward/marple-north), [Denton South](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ward/denton-south), [Bredbury & Woodley](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/ward/bredbury-and-woodley), [Longdendale](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ward/longdendale), [Bredbury Green & Romiley](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport/ward/bredbury-green-and-romiley) ## Latest updates for Hyde Werneth - 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/E05014532 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ward/hyde-werneth, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ward/hyde-werneth#f-population. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ward/hyde-werneth