Tameside
Tameside the area.
Tameside is a predominantly urban area to the east of Greater Manchester stretching from the city of Manchester to the Peak District. The town shares borders with Manchester, Stockport, Oldham and the Derbyshire borough of High Peak. Tameside is well connected to the region and beyond by the M60 and M67 motorways and quality rail links to Manchester and Yorkshire.
Tameside consists of 9 towns and 141 Super Output Areas (SOA), with ten SOAs in the 5% most deprived nationally. These are areas smaller than a ward but with high levels of multiple deprivation. Tameside is improving at a faster rate than other areas. Although it is the 56th most deprived borough nationally it has moved up seven places (i.e. less deprived) in the Index of Multiple Deprivation since 2004.
Tameside is also divided into eight District Assembly areas. Their purpose is to give the residents of Tameside a greater input into decisions about their local area each having a devolved budget. Each District Assembly holds regular meetings where individuals can obtain information, influence decisions and voice opinions regarding their community. The meetings are attended by the elected ward councillors together with local residents, businesses, and voluntary and community groups.
Local Confidence Survey Data for Tameside (March 2010) Use the plus and minus icons on the top of this document to increase/decrease the font size
Demographics
| Population (based on data from the Office of National Statistics April 2001) | 213,043 |
| Population (based on mid 2008 estimates) | 215,500 |
| Male: | 48.5% |
| Female: | 51.5% |
| Race Profile (based on data from the Office of National Statistics April 2001) | |
| White: | 94.6% |
| Minority Ethnic: | 5.4% |
| Age: (based on data from the Office of National Statistics April 2001) | |
| 0 - 19 years | 56,015 |
| 20 - 30 years | 28,000 |
| 31 - 40 years | 34,806 |
| 41 - 50 years | 27,281 |
| 50 - 65 years | 37,061 |
| 65 + years | 29,880 |
| Information on Work and Deprivation | In 2008 there were 3,270 people unemployed in Tameside. However this is down 5.9% on the 2007 figure of 3,474 |
To access crime statistics for Tameside, visit the national crime mapping website and enter Tameside in the search bar.
Useful Links
Political Information about Tameside:
Tameside Neighbourhood Policing Team website
This page was last updated on 21 July 2010