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Tameside — Housing Profile (Census 2021)

ONS Census 2021 · 99,526 households · ONS code E08000008 · Census day 21 March 2021

What is the housing profile of Tameside?

Tameside has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 74/100 from ONS Census 2021 (equal to the national average of 74/100). 50.6% of its 99,526 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 82% use mains gas heating, and 4.1% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

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Source: ONS Census 2021 Bulk Download (OGL v3.0)

GHSP 74/100Gera Housing Stock Profile for TamesideComfortable (equal to the national average of 74/100). How it is calculated

Census 2021 housing data — Tameside

MetricTamesideNationalSource
Total households99,52624,783,191TS044
Detached dwellings12%TS044
Semi-detached dwellings38.6%TS044
Terraced dwellings34.1%TS044
Purpose-built flats12.9%TS044
Mains gas heating only82%73.8%TS046
Electric-only heating5.7%TS046
Oil-only heating0.2%TS046
No central heating1.5%TS046
Under-occupied (spare bedrooms)67.1%TS052
Overcrowded (−1 or fewer)4.1%4.3%TS052
No car or van26.1%23.3%TS045
1 car or van43.4%TS045
2 cars or vans23.9%TS045
3+ cars or vans6.6%TS045
GHSP score74/10074/100Gera composite

All figures from ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the housing profile of Tameside according to Census 2021?

Tameside has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 74/100 from ONS Census 2021 (equal to the national average of 74/100). 50.6% of its 99,526 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 82% use mains gas heating, and 4.1% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

What percentage of homes in Tameside are detached or semi-detached?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS044), 50.6% of the 99,526 households in Tameside occupy detached (12%) or semi-detached (38.6%) properties. Terraced houses account for 34.1% and purpose-built flats for 12.9%. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What type of central heating do homes in Tameside use?

Per ONS Census 2021 (Table TS046), 82% of households in Tameside use mains gas as their sole central heating source. Electric-only heating accounts for 5.7%, oil-only for 0.2%, and 1.5% of households have no central heating. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

Is there overcrowding in Tameside?

The ONS bedroom standard defines overcrowding as a household having one or fewer bedrooms than required. In Tameside, 4.1% of households were overcrowded at Census Day 21 March 2021. By contrast, 67.1% were under-occupied (one or more spare bedrooms). Source: ONS Census 2021, Table TS052, OGL v3.0.

How many households in Tameside have no car?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS045), 26.1% of households in Tameside have no car or van. 43.4% have one car, 23.9% have two cars, and 6.6% have three or more. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What is the Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP)?

The Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) is a 0–100 index computed from four ONS Census 2021 Topic Summary tables (TS044 accommodation type, TS045 car availability, TS046 central heating, TS052 bedroom occupancy rating). Formula: GHSP = 0.30 × (detached+semi)% + 0.25 × (100 − overcrowded%) + 0.25 × mains-gas% + 0.20 × (100 − no-car%). A higher score indicates a local authority with more spacious housing, lower overcrowding, stronger mains-gas connection, and higher car availability. National England & Wales baseline: 74/100. Source: ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. All data is published by ONS.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Census 2021, Tables TS044, TS045, TS046, TS052. ONS geography code: E08000008. Reference date: 21 March 2021. Published: January 2023. Fetched: 2026-06-20. Full methodology.