Electoral wardE05014534
Mossley ward, Tameside
Mossley is one of 19 electoral wards of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 11,563 residents in 5,172 households — 1,335 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency.
Residents, 202111,563council ward average 12,162
Households5,1722.24 residents per household
Density1,335/ km²about 8.66 km² · Tameside 2,239
Aged 65+16.7%Tameside: 17.5% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 681
5–96.4% · 745
10–157.1% · 818
16–194.1% · 475
20–244.1% · 477
25–3413.9% · 1,604
35–4921.1% · 2,434
50–6420.7% · 2,392
65–7410.4% · 1,203
75–844.9% · 564
85+1.5% · 169
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.5% · 1,059
1 car or van45.4% · 2,352
2 cars or vans27.4% · 1,418
3 or more6.7% · 346
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Tameside overall: 60.8% owned, 21.2% social rented, 17.6% private rented.
Owned outright30.9% · 1,597
With mortgage34.9% · 1,809
Shared ownership0.2% · 10
Social rented14.5% · 749
Private rented19.5% · 1,007
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house9.9% · 512
Semi-detached house31.2% · 1,613
Terraced house45.5% · 2,351
Purpose-built flat9.8% · 506
Converted house0.9% · 49
Other conversion1.2% · 60
Above shop / office0.7% · 37
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 38
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014534- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 19
Parishes in the ward
Mossley
Other wards in the same constituency
AAshton Hurst19.9% aged 65+ · 62.8% owned12,007DDukinfield15.5% aged 65+ · 53.3% owned12,363DDukinfield Stalybridge22.3% aged 65+ · 59.1% owned12,040HHyde Godley17.2% aged 65+ · 60.4% owned12,604HHyde Newton12.9% aged 65+ · 58.0% owned11,437HHyde Werneth19.4% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned12,402LLongdendale17.2% aged 65+ · 57.1% owned13,775SStalybridge North16.4% aged 65+ · 57.3% owned11,964SStalybridge South18.8% aged 65+ · 68.8% owned11,942
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.