SK16 postcode area guide — Tameside
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SK16 postcode district in Tameside — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SK16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
73.4%
Gigabit-capable
73.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SK16 postcode district (Tameside) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 465 postcodes Ofcom measures in SK16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73.4%.
Around 0% of premises in SK16 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 SK16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SK16 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| SK16 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| SK16 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| SK16 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| SK16 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| SK16 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| SK16 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| SK16 4AJ | 100% | 57.1% |
| SK16 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| SK16 4AN | 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 SK16
Based on 182 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SK16 is £205,000, down 2.4% on the previous year (£210,000).
Detached
£322,500
22 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
61 sales
Terraced
£170,000
82 sales
Flat / maisonette
£95,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in SK16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Cheetham Hill Road | SK16 5JL |
| 6 May 2026 | £207,000 | Terraced | Jubilee Avenue | SK16 5ND |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £162,000 | Terraced | Chapel Street | SK16 4DW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £267,500 | Semi-detached | Lyne Edge Crescent | SK16 5HD |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £308,000 | Semi-detached | Windermere Road | SK16 4SJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Chew Vale | SK16 5QT |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £227,500 | Terraced | Smith Street | SK16 4QN |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Cheetham Hill Road | SK16 5JZ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Furnace Street | SK16 4JA |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Church Street | SK16 4PJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 SK16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic College | Secondary | 11–16 | 810 | SK16 5AP |
| Rayner Stephens High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 635 | SK16 5BL |
| Ravensfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 386 | SK16 4JG |
| Yew Tree Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 326 | SK16 5BJ |
| St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield | Primary | 3–11 | 325 | SK16 5JA |
| Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 217 | SK16 5DP |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 212 | SK16 5LB |
| Lyndhurst Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 211 | SK16 4JS |
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 SK16
103 rated food businesses operate in SK16. 76 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Active Community Cafe At Beatrix House, Active Community Cafe At The Together Centre, Astley Arms, Astley Arms, Ben Ho.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SK16
From a sample of 157 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SK16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
24%
Band D
47%
Band E
17%
Band F
4%
Band G
3%
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
Landlines around SK16 typically use:
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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.