High Peak vs Tameside

A side-by-side comparison of the High Peak and Tamesidelocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Tameside is the more populous; council tax is lower in High Peak; High Peak has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	High Peak	Tameside
Population	90,933	231,071
Density	169/km²	2,240/km²
Deprivation	5% in most-deprived 10%	21% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,385	£2,447
Schools Good/Outstanding	100%	80%
Aged under 16	17%	20%
Aged 16–64	61%	63%
Aged 65+	22%	18%

High Peak council area →Tameside council area →