Buying a home in SK16 (Tameside)
SK16 covers the Dukinfield, Dukinfield Stalybridge and Hyde Godley wards, in Tameside.
What the records show in SK16 (Tameside): parts of the area are a radon Affected Area, with up to 5–10% of homes above the action level; the British Geological Survey rates landslides as significant near 5 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and old landfill lies within 500 m of all 8 postcodes we checked.
Land Registry recorded 14 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £180,500, and the most common were terraced homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in SK16
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At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to 5–10% of homes above the action level
- GroundLandslides recorded nearby
- Median sale£180,500 across 14 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of SK16 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 8 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- Low: 1 of 8 postcodes
- Very low: 7 of 8 postcodes
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, parts of the surrounding square are a radon Affected Area. The highest is up to 5–10% of homes above the action level.
The map shows the highest value in each square, not a measurement for any home. A three-month test tells you about a particular house.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Landslides: significant near 5 of the 8 postcodes we checked
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Ask your surveyor to look for cracking and movement, and the seller about subsidence claims.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
- SK16 4AX: 1 site within 500 m, one covering the postcode centre
- SK16 4TQ: 1 site within 500 m, nearest 450 m
- SK16 5PA: 2 sites within 500 m, nearest 440 m
- SK16 4UB: 1 site within 500 m, nearest 460 m
- SK16 5QB: 1 site within 500 m, nearest 430 m
- SK16 4ES: 2 sites within 500 m, nearest 400 m
- SK16 5AW: 1 site within 500 m, nearest 470 m
- SK16 5PJ: 2 sites within 500 m, nearest 330 m
Most old landfill causes no problems, but a home on or next to one can be harder to mortgage.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
None of the 8 postcode centres we checked falls in a conservation area or on a listed building's site.
Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in Tameside was £213,026 in August 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 14 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £180,500 and a range of £60,000 to £305,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 7 | £145,000 |
| Semi-detached | 5 | £181,000 |
| Detached | 2 | £287,500 |
Crime
Measured around SK16 4AX, near the centre of SK16.
0 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in the latest month. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield
Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled school · 650 m
- Ravensfield Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy converter · 770 m
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy converter · 780 m
- Yew Tree Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy converter · 810 m
- Oakdale School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy special converter · 810 m
- All Saints Catholic College
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy converter · 470 m
- Rayner Stephens High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy sponsor led · 910 m
- Cromwell High School
Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy special converter · 910 m
- Tameside Alternative Provision Academy
Secondary · ages 5–16 · Academy alternative provision converter · 1.0 km
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK16 4AX | Outside | Very low | 5–10% | Significant: landslides | 1 within 500 m |
| SK16 4TQ | Outside | Very low | 5–10% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
| SK16 5PA | Outside | Very low | 5–10% | Significant: landslides | 2 within 500 m |
| SK16 4UB | Outside | Very low | 5–10% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
| SK16 5QB | Outside | Low | 5–10% | Significant: landslides | 1 within 500 m |
| SK16 4ES | Outside | Very low | 5–10% | Low | 2 within 500 m |
| SK16 5AW | Outside | Very low | 5–10% | Significant: landslides | 1 within 500 m |
| SK16 5PJ | Outside | Very low | 5–10% | Significant: landslides | 2 within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate SK16 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)