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Homes rented privately

9.8% to 27.7%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9.8% in Denton South to 27.7% in Ashton St Michael's — a gap of 17.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Denton South	9.8%	541	5,493
Ashton Hurst	12.8%	593	4,634
Denton West	12.9%	650	5,039
Longdendale	13.2%	765	5,811
Audenshaw	14.2%	757	5,331
Hyde Newton	14.7%	786	5,358
Stalybridge South	14.9%	750	5,023
Stalybridge North	15.4%	854	5,537
Ashton Waterloo	15.4%	820	5,314
Dukinfield Stalybridge	16.7%	862	5,165
Dukinfield	17.7%	982	5,535
Hyde Godley	18.6%	924	4,967
Hyde Werneth	19.3%	964	4,997
Mossley	19.4%	1,005	5,170
Droylsden West	20.3%	975	4,800
Droylsden East	20.9%	1,061	5,082
Denton North East	22.5%	1,119	4,984
St Peter's	26.5%	1,529	5,779
Ashton St Michael's	27.7%	1,510	5,453

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8% to 7.9%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4.8% in Stalybridge South to 7.9% in Denton South — a gap of 3.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Stalybridge South	4.8%	573	12,042
Audenshaw	5.1%	646	12,588
Mossley	5.5%	632	11,548
Hyde Werneth	5.5%	687	12,402
Denton West	5.6%	642	11,509
Droylsden East	6.2%	735	11,843
Ashton St Michael's	6.5%	841	12,990
Hyde Godley	6.7%	755	11,306
Droylsden West	6.7%	767	11,474
Hyde Newton	6.8%	865	12,727
Stalybridge North	7%	900	12,942
Ashton Hurst	7%	791	11,363
Denton North East	7%	772	11,089
Dukinfield	7%	893	12,728
Longdendale	7.3%	958	13,191
Dukinfield Stalybridge	7.3%	818	11,160
St Peter's	7.7%	1,047	13,515
Ashton Waterloo	7.8%	995	12,698
Denton South	7.9%	940	11,894

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People aged 65 or over

11.6% to 22.6%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11.6% in St Peter's to 22.6% in Dukinfield Stalybridge — a gap of 10.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
St Peter's	11.6%	1,572	13,537
Ashton St Michael's	13.5%	1,756	13,014
Hyde Newton	14.2%	1,806	12,716
Dukinfield	15.5%	1,970	12,721
Hyde Godley	16.2%	1,833	11,298
Longdendale	16.4%	2,157	13,186
Mossley	16.7%	1,935	11,573
Droylsden East	16.9%	1,995	11,831
Stalybridge North	17%	2,206	12,941
Droylsden West	17.3%	1,982	11,482
Denton North East	17.4%	1,926	11,080
Audenshaw	18%	2,259	12,584
Stalybridge South	19%	2,288	12,053
Ashton Waterloo	19.2%	2,445	12,704
Hyde Werneth	19.5%	2,416	12,410
Ashton Hurst	20.2%	2,304	11,379
Denton West	21.9%	2,515	11,509
Denton South	22.2%	2,632	11,864
Dukinfield Stalybridge	22.6%	2,522	11,180

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.5% to 28.1%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 15.5% in Mossley to 28.1% in St Peter's — a gap of 12.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Mossley	15.5%	1,445	9,322
Stalybridge South	16.2%	1,573	9,703
Hyde Werneth	19.7%	1,961	9,965
Audenshaw	19.9%	2,032	10,215
Denton West	19.9%	1,909	9,576
Hyde Newton	21.1%	2,112	9,996
Dukinfield Stalybridge	21.8%	2,043	9,390
Droylsden East	21.8%	2,090	9,573
Stalybridge North	21.9%	2,232	10,189
Denton North East	22%	1,992	9,046
Hyde Godley	22%	2,008	9,111
Dukinfield	22.4%	2,275	10,148
Ashton St Michael's	23%	2,326	10,135
Droylsden West	23%	2,130	9,268
Ashton Hurst	23.1%	2,091	9,042
Longdendale	23.6%	2,424	10,277
Denton South	24%	2,322	9,687
Ashton Waterloo	25.4%	2,569	10,128
St Peter's	28.1%	2,898	10,331

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.6% to 32.7%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 20.6% in Denton South to 32.7% in Mossley — a gap of 12.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Denton South	20.6%	1,991	9,687
Denton North East	21.2%	1,916	9,046
Droylsden West	21.3%	1,977	9,268
St Peter's	21.6%	2,234	10,331
Dukinfield	21.7%	2,198	10,148
Ashton Waterloo	22.8%	2,311	10,128
Hyde Newton	23.1%	2,310	9,996
Dukinfield Stalybridge	23.3%	2,185	9,390
Denton West	23.5%	2,255	9,576
Ashton St Michael's	24%	2,435	10,135
Hyde Godley	24.5%	2,230	9,111
Droylsden East	24.5%	2,350	9,573
Stalybridge North	24.6%	2,511	10,189
Ashton Hurst	24.8%	2,242	9,042
Longdendale	25.4%	2,614	10,277
Hyde Werneth	27%	2,695	9,965
Audenshaw	27.5%	2,812	10,215
Stalybridge South	29.9%	2,901	9,703
Mossley	32.7%	3,046	9,322

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.2% to 33.2%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 16.2% in Stalybridge South to 33.2% in St Peter's — a gap of 16.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Stalybridge South	16.2%	817	5,030
Denton West	17%	858	5,048
Mossley	17.5%	909	5,181
Audenshaw	18.6%	997	5,351
Hyde Werneth	18.8%	941	5,018
Denton North East	21.4%	1,070	4,990
Dukinfield Stalybridge	21.6%	1,116	5,174
Droylsden East	21.8%	1,113	5,105
Hyde Newton	23%	1,235	5,363
Droylsden West	23.3%	1,116	4,794
Ashton Hurst	23.5%	1,090	4,644
Hyde Godley	23.8%	1,186	4,982
Stalybridge North	24.1%	1,336	5,539
Denton South	24.1%	1,327	5,498
Longdendale	24.6%	1,430	5,816
Dukinfield	24.6%	1,366	5,545
Ashton St Michael's	24.7%	1,346	5,439
Ashton Waterloo	25.8%	1,372	5,312
St Peter's	33.2%	1,918	5,781

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6.4% to 41.1%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 6.4% in Denton West to 41.1% in St Peter's — a gap of 34.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 19 of 19 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Denton West	6.4%	323	5,039
Hyde Werneth	8.6%	430	4,997
Droylsden West	11.2%	537	4,800
Audenshaw	12.7%	677	5,331
Stalybridge South	12.9%	648	5,023
Mossley	14.4%	746	5,170
Denton North East	15.1%	755	4,984
Ashton St Michael's	17.3%	941	5,453
Droylsden East	17.4%	882	5,082
Hyde Godley	21.9%	1,089	4,967
Dukinfield Stalybridge	22.3%	1,152	5,165
Ashton Hurst	24.2%	1,122	4,634
Ashton Waterloo	24.3%	1,292	5,314
Hyde Newton	25.4%	1,360	5,358
Dukinfield	28.3%	1,566	5,535
Stalybridge North	29.5%	1,631	5,537
Longdendale	30.5%	1,774	5,811
Denton South	33.4%	1,837	5,493
St Peter's	41.1%	2,374	5,779

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19 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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