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Dukinfield East & Hough Hill: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Dukinfield East & Hough Hill neighbourhood of Tameside, England (ONS area Tameside 016). Headline figures assembled 15 October 2026. Postcodes SK15, SK16. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SK16 5JW.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Tameside

Dukinfield East & Hough Hill is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Tameside (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 18 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £231,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Stalybridge, is about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 15 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£231,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +55% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.09; 2 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£46,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Dukinfield East & Hough Hill sits in Tameside

  • Typical house price: 8th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in Tameside
  • Average household income: 8th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in Tameside

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 15 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Dukinfield East & Hough Hill

House prices: Dukinfield East & Hough Hill against Tameside: This neighbourhood £45k (1995) to £283k (2026); Tameside £38k (1995) to £222k (2026).£69k£252k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£283kTameside£222k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Tameside, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 15 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Tameside, 2 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Home improvement applications
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Stalybridge Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (990 m in a straight line). About 6.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express to Manchester Piccadilly (about 15 min) and Hull (about 106 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield 300 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2022).
  • Nearest state secondary school All Saints Catholic College 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Apr 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Dukinfield East & Hough Hill

What is the typical house price in Dukinfield East & Hough Hill?

£231,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +55% against 2017-2019.

How does Dukinfield East & Hough Hill compare with the rest of Tameside?

Typical house price: 8th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in Tameside. Average household income: 8th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in Tameside.

Is Dukinfield East & Hough Hill an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Dukinfield East & Hough Hill gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.09; 2 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Dukinfield East & Hough Hill?

Stalybridge. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (990 m in a straight line). About 6.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express to Manchester Piccadilly (about 15 min) and Hull (about 106 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Dukinfield East & Hough Hill?

Nearest state primary school. St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield. 300 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2022). Nearest state secondary school. All Saints Catholic College. 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Apr 2025).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.