SK16 5PD postcode in Dukinfield, Tameside
SK16 5PD is a postcode in Dukinfield, in the Dukinfield ward of Tameside. It is in the Ashton-under-Lyne parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since September 2008.
Where SK16 5PD is, and what is near it
- SK16 5PD
- Other postcodes in SK16 5: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 6 bus stops
- 1 EV charging point
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4819, longitude -2.0802)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after SK16 5PD?
- TamesideCouncil, for all local services Tameside: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SK16 5PD Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Greater ManchesterPolice force area
- Ashton-under-LyneParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Angela Rayner (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Angela Rayner
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at SK16 5PD?
Every home and business at SK16 5PD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at SK16 5PD?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SK16 5PD.
Check the bin days for SK16 5PD on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is SK16 5PD at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Low riskThe Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at SK16 5PD. 2 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Tameside
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SK16 5PD: 3,727 properties in Tameside are at high risk (2.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Tameside
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of SK16 5PD is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 21:59 on 22 October 2026.
- River Tame at Dukinfield from Alma Street to Tame StreetFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: River Tame at Dukinfield from Alma Street to Tame Street
- River Mersey Uplands catchment including Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge and GlossopFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: River Mersey Uplands catchment including Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge and Glossop
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 21:59 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near SK16 5PD?
Homes in SK16 5 sold for a typical £245,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, up 7.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £339,000 17 sales
- Semi-detached £245,000 46 sales
- Terraced £205,000 21 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SK16 district: a typical £220,000 from 157 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in SK16 5PD
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SK16 5PD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near SK16 5PD?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around SK16 5PD. The largest share of them, 50%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (48%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Tameside for 2026‑27: £2,447. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,631 (band A) to £2,991 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,631.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 310 (50%) | £1,631 |
| Band B | about 140 (23%) | £1,903 |
| Band C | about 110 (18%) | £2,175 |
| Band D | about 40 (6%) | £2,447 |
| Band E | about 20 (3%) | £2,991 |
| Band F | withheld | £3,535 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,079 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,894 |
When the homes were built
- 12% Before 1900
- 10% 1900 to 1918
- 25% 1919 to 1939
- 2% 1945 to 1964
- 48% 1965 to 1982
- None 1983 to 1999
- 2% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 2% 2020 or later
1983 to 1999, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Tameside before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SK16 5PD is in (ONS area E01006009), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near SK16 5PD?
The nearest open schools to SK16 5PD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to SK16 5PD?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SK16 5PD is Stalybridge Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.
- Stalybridge Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
- Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
- Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 1.5 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Brierley Street, 145 m away.
More stations near SK16 5PD, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SK16 5PD?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SK16 5PD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Dukinfield Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 343 6382 650 mWalk
- Town Hall Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 330 2125 950 mWalk
- King Street Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 330 1142 950 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near SK16 5PD?
The nearest charging points to the centre of SK16 5PD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Dukinfield Town Hall - Hope Street Charging point · 2 chargers 850 mWalk
- Henrietta Street Car Park - A-U-L Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmCycle
- Rassbottom Street Car Park Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SK16 5PD?
The nearest to the centre of SK16 5PD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Radiant Dental Limited Phone 0161 330 1178 550 mWalk
- Concord Dental Practice Phone 0161 330 5682 650 mWalk
- Eagle House Dental Phone 0161 330 3419 700 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to SK16 5PD?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Tameside General Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2025 · Phone 0161 922 6000 1.2 kmCycle
- Royal Oldham Hospital Phone 0161 624 0420 8.4 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near SK16 5PD?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SK16 5PD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Clarkson House Residential Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2025 · Phone 0161 308 4618 550 mWalk
- Holme Lea Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2025 · Phone 0161 338 5187 900 mWalk
- Stamford Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 303 9955 900 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near SK16 5PD?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SK16 5PD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Well, 104-106 King Street Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0161 330 2198 950 mWalk
- Cohens Chemist, 2 Albion Street Mon to Fri 8:30am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0161 330 3917 1.0 kmWalk
- Group Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8:30am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0161 330 6068 1.0 kmWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near SK16 5PD?
The nearest vets to the centre of SK16 5PD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Gourley Vetinary Surgeons 1.4 kmCycle
- Tameside Veterinary Clinic 1.5 kmCycle
- Animal Trust 1.5 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is SK16 5PD in a conservation area?
The centre of SK16 5PD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near SK16 5PD?
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for SK16 5PD. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SK16 5PD
- Ward
- Dukinfield
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Dukinfield
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- September 2008
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Crime and local policing: Find your area on Police.uk
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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