Hyde South
Tameside 028 · 6 sub-areas · 11,031 residents
Tameside 028 is a residential area within Tameside, Greater Manchester, home to around 11,000 people. Rents are among the more affordable in the region — a typical two-bedroom home lets for about £871 a month, well below the UK average for a comparable property. With a rail station under a kilometre away and a public-transport commute into Manchester of roughly 26 minutes, it functions as a practical commuter base.
Hyde South is a commuter neighbourhood within Tameside — train into Manchester runs in around 26 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Hyde South?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £917 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Hyde South in Tameside
Living in Hyde South
This part of Tameside has the feel of a settled, largely owner-occupied neighbourhood where families make up a significant share of residents. Around one in four people here is under 18 — noticeably higher than you'd expect in more transient urban areas — and the area has a real mix of households, from young adults to older residents who've been here a long time. It doesn't have the coffee-shop density of inner Manchester, but it's not trying to be that.
Rents are genuinely low by almost any measure. A typical two-bedroom home costs around £871 a month — considerably under the UK median of roughly £1,200 for a comparable property. Even a three-bedroom place averages just over £1,000 a month. The trade-off is that rents rose nearly 8% in the past year, so the affordability gap is narrowing. Still, with a median house price of around £178,000, getting on the property ladder here is realistic: the average deposit takes roughly three years to save.
Just over half of households own their home, which gives the area more stability than somewhere with a high transient renter population. About a quarter of residents privately rent, and just under a fifth are in social housing. That tenure mix — majority-owned, meaningful social sector — is typical of outer Greater Manchester rather than the inner city.
The nearest rail station is around 730 metres away — about a nine-minute walk — which makes it easy to reach Manchester in around 26 minutes by public transport. Most residents still drive though; nearly 56% commute by car, while just over 8% use public transport. Broadband here is 100% gigabit-capable, which is a genuine practical plus if you work from home — and nearly a quarter of residents do.
See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within Tameside 028.
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Frequently asked
- Is Tameside 028 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood with low crime, affordable rents, and good rail connections into Manchester. The trade-off is that the proportion of nearby schools rated Good or Outstanding is well below the national average, so families prioritising school quality will need to research carefully. For commuters who want space and value over urban buzz, it works well.
- What is the rent in Tameside 028?
- A one-bedroom home averages around £674 a month, a two-bedroom around £871, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,045. These are estimates scaled from council-level official data using local sale prices. Rents rose about 7.8% in the past year, but the area remains well below UK median rent levels.
- Is Tameside 028 safe?
- Very much so by the numbers. The recorded crime rate is around 1.6 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, which is dramatically below the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. High owner-occupancy and a stable population profile tend to correlate with low crime, and that holds here.
- What's the commute from Tameside 028 to Manchester city centre?
- Around 26 minutes by public transport. The nearest rail station is roughly 730 metres away — about a nine-minute walk. Most residents drive rather than commute by rail, but the connection is there if you want it. Metrolink isn't a realistic option, with the nearest tram stop around 4.9 km away.
- Who lives in Tameside 028?
- Predominantly families and longer-term residents. Around one in four people is under 18, over half of households own their home, and about 22% are in social housing. It's a mixed tenure area with a settled feel — not a neighbourhood dominated by young renters or students.
- What schools are near Tameside 028?
- There are 91 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 28% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 6.3 km away. Parents should check individual Ofsted ratings for their specific street before making a decision.
- How affordable is buying a home in Tameside 028?
- More achievable than most of the UK. The median house price is around £178,000, and it takes roughly three years to save a typical deposit at local salary levels. The median resident salary is around £29,900 a year, which makes the maths workable — though mortgage affordability depends on household income and lending criteria.