SK15 postcode area guide — Tameside
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SK15 postcode district in Tameside — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SK15
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.5%
Gigabit-capable
78.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SK15 postcode district (Tameside) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 677 postcodes Ofcom measures in SK15, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.5%.
Around 0% of premises in SK15 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SK15
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SK15 1AA | 100% | 90.5% |
| SK15 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| SK15 1AD | 100% | 80% |
| SK15 1AE | 100% | 91.7% |
| SK15 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| SK15 1AH | 100% | 97.9% |
| SK15 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SK15 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| SK15 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| SK15 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Tameside
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Tameside district (115,703 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
95.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in SK15
Based on 249 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SK15 is £200,000, down 4.8% on the previous year (£210,000).
Detached
£420,000
41 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
67 sales
Terraced
£172,500
113 sales
Flat / maisonette
£138,750
25 sales
Latest recorded sales in SK15
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £142,000 | Terraced | Stonecliffe Avenue | SK15 1BB |
| 13 May 2026 | £183,000 | Terraced | Huddersfield Road | SK15 3DL |
| 11 May 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Lockside View | SK15 3AT |
| 1 May 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Whimberry Drive | SK15 3RU |
| 1 May 2026 | £138,000 | Semi-detached | St Georges Street | SK15 1DD |
| 1 May 2026 | £170,000 | Detached | Gledhall Street | SK15 1LE |
| 1 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Grey Street | SK15 2NR |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Sandringham Avenue | SK15 1BS |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Buckton Vale Mews | SK15 3SE |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Church Walk | SK15 1DL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Tameside demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Tameside district (231,071 residents, 99,527 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.9% |
| 15–29 | 23% |
| 30–44 | 19.4% |
| 45–64 | 20.2% |
| 65+ | 17.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 60.8% |
| Private rented | 17.6% |
| Social rented | 15.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SK15
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hill School | Secondary | 11–16 | 852 | SK15 1LX |
| Dixons Pennine Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 592 | SK15 3RR |
| Dixons Silver Springs Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 427 | SK15 1EA |
| Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 401 | SK15 2DP |
| St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 232 | SK15 2HB |
| Millbrook Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 228 | SK15 3JX |
| Stalyhill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 227 | SK15 2TD |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 212 | SK15 3JL |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SK15
183 rated food businesses operate in SK15. 134 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: SK15 Bar And Bistro, 5 A Day Fruit And Veg, Abbraccio, Active Tameside At Active Copley, Aldi Stores.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SK15
From a sample of 220 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SK15 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
0%
Band C
30%
Band D
51%
Band E
14%
Band F
2%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Tameside
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.