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Stalybridge East & Swineshaw: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Stalybridge East & Swineshaw neighbourhood of Tameside, England (ONS area Tameside 009). Headline figures assembled 15 October 2026. Postcodes SK15. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SK15 3DW.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Tameside

Stalybridge East & Swineshaw is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Tameside (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 17 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £195,000 and flats for £110,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Stalybridge, is about a 20-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

£195,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +46% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£110,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% 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 +0.07; 1 of 17 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 9 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 2 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£46,100

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Stalybridge East & Swineshaw sits in Tameside

Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Tameside
Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in Tameside with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: joint 9th 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 Stalybridge East & Swineshaw

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).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Tameside, 2008 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

1 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Tameside, 0 the other way and 16 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

Schools improving

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Stalybridge Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km 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 Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge 490 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit Mar 2025: Standards maintained.
Nearest state secondary school Dixons Pennine Academy 190 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024).

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 Stalybridge East & Swineshaw

What is the typical house price in Stalybridge East & Swineshaw?

£195,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +46% against 2017-2019.

How does Stalybridge East & Swineshaw compare with the rest of Tameside?

Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Tameside. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in Tameside with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 9th highest of 30 neighbourhoods in Tameside.

Is Stalybridge East & Swineshaw an affluent area?

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

Is Stalybridge East & Swineshaw gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.07; 1 of 17 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Stalybridge East & Swineshaw?

Stalybridge. Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km 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 Stalybridge East & Swineshaw?

Nearest state primary school. St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge. 490 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit Mar 2025: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. Dixons Pennine Academy. 190 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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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.