"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Tameside.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Tameside.

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year20212011200119911981In 1981, 27590% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 24347% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 41002% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 20438% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 21125% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 610% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 4226% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 13860% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 12573% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 17459% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 46748% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 57997% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 152642% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 60558% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 60521% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 4787% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 4572% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 1384% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 422% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 21.72%Social rented 2013: 21.76%Social rented 2014: 21.84%Social rented 2015: 21.95%Social rented 2016: 21.94%Social rented 2017: 21.81%Social rented 2018: 21.74%Social rented 2019: 21.58%Social rented 2020: 21.43%Social rented 2021: 21.36%Private rented 2012: 15.24%Private rented 2013: 15.84%Private rented 2014: 16.30%Private rented 2015: 16.75%Private rented 2016: 16.87%Private rented 2017: 16.62%Private rented 2018: 16.37%Private rented 2019: 16.10%Private rented 2020: 16.09%Private rented 2021: 16.28%Owned outright 2012: 28.84%Owned outright 2013: 28.82%Owned outright 2014: 29.07%Owned outright 2015: 29.52%Owned outright 2016: 30.00%Owned outright 2017: 30.69%Owned outright 2018: 31.17%Owned outright 2019: 31.41%Owned outright 2020: 33.00%Owned outright 2021: 34.64%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 34.20%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 33.57%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 32.79%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 31.79%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 31.19%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 30.88%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 30.72%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 30.92%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 29.47%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 27.72%

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)010015050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£109 for Single room rentals.£3 for One bedroom rentals.£1 for Two bedroom rentals.£40 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Tameside.

Dataset

House Prices
Tameside
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kTameside 1995-12-01: 39500Tameside 1996-03-01: 39000Tameside 1996-06-01: 39325Tameside 1996-09-01: 39000Tameside 1996-12-01: 39000Tameside 1997-03-01: 39950Tameside 1997-06-01: 40000Tameside 1997-09-01: 41000Tameside 1997-12-01: 41950Tameside 1998-03-01: 42000Tameside 1998-06-01: 42000Tameside 1998-09-01: 41500Tameside 1998-12-01: 41972.5Tameside 1999-03-01: 42000Tameside 1999-06-01: 42500Tameside 1999-09-01: 44000Tameside 1999-12-01: 45000Tameside 2000-03-01: 46000Tameside 2000-06-01: 46850Tameside 2000-09-01: 47500Tameside 2000-12-01: 48000Tameside 2001-03-01: 48500Tameside 2001-06-01: 49500Tameside 2001-09-01: 49950Tameside 2001-12-01: 49950Tameside 2002-03-01: 50975Tameside 2002-06-01: 51500Tameside 2002-09-01: 54500Tameside 2002-12-01: 56500Tameside 2003-03-01: 59000Tameside 2003-06-01: 63475Tameside 2003-09-01: 68000Tameside 2003-12-01: 73000Tameside 2004-03-01: 76000Tameside 2004-06-01: 80000Tameside 2004-09-01: 85000Tameside 2004-12-01: 89000Tameside 2005-03-01: 90750Tameside 2005-06-01: 95000Tameside 2005-09-01: 100000Tameside 2005-12-01: 105000Tameside 2006-03-01: 110000Tameside 2006-06-01: 111950Tameside 2006-09-01: 112000Tameside 2006-12-01: 115000Tameside 2007-03-01: 115000Tameside 2007-06-01: 119000Tameside 2007-09-01: 122060Tameside 2007-12-01: 124950Tameside 2008-03-01: 125000Tameside 2008-06-01: 125000Tameside 2008-09-01: 124950Tameside 2008-12-01: 120000Tameside 2009-03-01: 115000Tameside 2009-06-01: 110000Tameside 2009-09-01: 110000Tameside 2009-12-01: 111050Tameside 2010-03-01: 110450Tameside 2010-06-01: 110000Tameside 2010-09-01: 111050Tameside 2010-12-01: 109972.5Tameside 2011-03-01: 110000Tameside 2011-06-01: 110000Tameside 2011-09-01: 108000Tameside 2011-12-01: 108000Tameside 2012-03-01: 108000Tameside 2012-06-01: 109540Tameside 2012-09-01: 108000Tameside 2012-12-01: 107500Tameside 2013-03-01: 108000Tameside 2013-06-01: 107000Tameside 2013-09-01: 110000Tameside 2013-12-01: 113500Tameside 2014-03-01: 115000Tameside 2014-06-01: 117000Tameside 2014-09-01: 117000Tameside 2014-12-01: 118000Tameside 2015-03-01: 120000Tameside 2015-06-01: 120000Tameside 2015-09-01: 124950Tameside 2015-12-01: 125000Tameside 2016-03-01: 124999Tameside 2016-06-01: 125000Tameside 2016-09-01: 127500Tameside 2016-12-01: 128000Tameside 2017-03-01: 133500Tameside 2017-06-01: 134000Tameside 2017-09-01: 135000Tameside 2017-12-01: 137995Tameside 2018-03-01: 138000Tameside 2018-06-01: 140000Tameside 2018-09-01: 140000Tameside 2018-12-01: 140000Tameside 2019-03-01: 143000Tameside 2019-06-01: 145000Tameside 2019-09-01: 149000Tameside 2019-12-01: 152000Tameside 2020-03-01: 153500Tameside 2020-06-01: 153000Tameside 2020-09-01: 155000Tameside 2020-12-01: 160000Tameside 2021-03-01: 167750Tameside 2021-06-01: 172500Tameside 2021-09-01: 175000Tameside 2021-12-01: 177500Tameside 2022-03-01: 180000Tameside 2022-06-01: 182000Tameside 2022-09-01: 189000Tameside 2022-12-01: 195000Tameside 2023-03-01: 195000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Tameside.

Dataset

Tameside
01200400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Tameside bed1: 544Tameside bed2: 662Tameside bed3: 821Tameside bed4plus: 1067Tameside room: 478Tameside studio: 401Tameside total: 705

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Tameside, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Tameside. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Tameside. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Tameside. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Tameside.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people010000150005000Working-age 2023-06-30: 9901Working-age 2023-03-31: 9891Working-age 2022-12-31: 10045Working-age 2022-09-30: 10050Working-age 2022-06-30: 10176Working-age 2022-03-31: 10177Working-age 2021-12-31: 10401Working-age 2021-09-30: 10551Working-age 2021-06-30: 10773Working-age 2021-03-31: 10749Working-age 2020-12-31: 10666Working-age 2020-09-30: 10604Working-age 2020-06-30: 10521Working-age 2020-03-31: 10154Working-age 2019-12-31: 9991Working-age 2019-09-30: 10275Working-age 2019-06-30: 10348Working-age 2019-03-31: 10582Working-age 2018-12-31: 10480Working-age 2018-09-30: 10590Working-age 2018-06-30: 10653Working-age 2018-03-31: 11210Working-age 2017-12-31: 11143Working-age 2017-09-30: 11350Working-age 2017-06-30: 11283Working-age 2017-03-31: 11341Working-age 2016-12-31: 11264Working-age 2016-09-30: 11317Working-age 2016-06-30: 11430Working-age 2016-03-31: 11618Pensioners 2023-06-30: 7086Pensioners 2023-03-31: 7110Pensioners 2022-12-31: 7217Pensioners 2022-09-30: 7231Pensioners 2022-06-30: 7227Pensioners 2022-03-31: 7240Pensioners 2021-12-31: 7288Pensioners 2021-09-30: 7360Pensioners 2021-06-30: 7425Pensioners 2021-03-31: 7459Pensioners 2020-12-31: 7485Pensioners 2020-09-30: 7560Pensioners 2020-06-30: 7612Pensioners 2020-03-31: 7698Pensioners 2019-12-31: 7779Pensioners 2019-09-30: 7911Pensioners 2019-06-30: 8006Pensioners 2019-03-31: 8122Pensioners 2018-12-31: 8237Pensioners 2018-09-30: 8303Pensioners 2018-06-30: 8346Pensioners 2018-03-31: 8549Pensioners 2017-12-31: 8683Pensioners 2017-09-30: 8783Pensioners 2017-06-30: 8872Pensioners 2017-03-31: 8954Pensioners 2016-12-31: 9113Pensioners 2016-09-30: 9227Pensioners 2016-06-30: 9292Pensioners 2016-03-31: 9422