M34 2HS Tameside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Denton West. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Tameside in 2026-27: Band D £2,447 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,631 | £1,903 | £2,175 | £2,447 | £2,991 | £3,535 | £4,079 | £4,894 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (55% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Station Approach, Gorton Road, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6RL: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- 490 Gorton Road, North Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6PP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (680 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 85 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Reddish North 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m |
| Denton 100 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Reddish South 100 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Anson Road Dane Bank | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hyde Bus Station | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | Rcp Parking - Thompson Street | 860 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 650 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 14.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Family Surgery | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Windmill Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fir Tree Dental Practice | 730 m |
| Hospital | Manchester University Hospital NHS Ft (Hq) | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police - Denton Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Stockport Thornley Lane South | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 650 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Reddish Vale Country Park 207 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,120 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Wilton Allotments 4.4 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 217 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch on Denton golf course 320m south west of Lodge Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch on Denton golf course 320m south west of Lodge Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Denton Wood | Wood | 740 m south-east |
| Top Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Holt Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Bottom Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south-east |
| Tiviot Dale | Valley | 3.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.