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Longdendale

Ward

South east Tameside. About 13,805 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 94% of people in Longdendale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,179
1,248th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
94%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Longdendale compares

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

LongdendaleMiddle
Population19 wards, Tameside · 2021
Population: every ward in Tameside19 areas from 11,097 to 13,516. The middle area is 12,054. Longdendale is 13,179.
13,1792nd most 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%. Longdendale is 94.0%.
94%9th 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%. Longdendale is 95.8%.
95.8%joint 9th 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%. Longdendale is 4.6%.
4.6%joint 9th lowest

What is the population of Longdendale?

Longdendale had 13,179 usual residents at the census.

Longdendale is the 1,248th 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 Longdendale 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
Longdendale in brief

Longdendale had 13,179 usual residents at the census.

About 94% of people in Longdendale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Longdendale, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Longdendale, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.