M34 5EE Tameside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Peter's. Region: North West.
Streets
- Manchester Road, Denton: 34 addresses
- Windmill Lane, Denton: 25 addresses
- Market Street, Denton: 9 addresses
- Holland Street, Denton: 7 addresses
- Audenshaw Road, Ashton-under-Lyne: 7 addresses
- Turner Street, Denton: 5 addresses
- Manchester Road South, Denton: 3 addresses
- South Street, Ashton-under-Lyne: 3 addresses
- Groby Road North, Audenshaw: 3 addresses
- Egerton Street, Denton: 3 addresses
- Groby Road, Audenshaw: 2 addresses
- Hanover Street North, Audenshaw: 2 addresses
- Heaton Street, Denton: 2 addresses
- Water Street, Audenshaw: 2 addresses
- St Annes Road, Audenshaw: 2 addresses
- Pit Street, Denton: 1 address
- Pearl Street, Denton: 1 address
- Stelfox Lane, Audenshaw: 1 address
- Taylor Lane, Denton: 1 address
- Town Lane, Denton: 1 address
- Windsor Road, Denton: 1 address
- Park Road, Audenshaw: 1 address
- Palatine Street, Denton: 1 address
- Bond Street, Denton: 1 address
- Bridge Street, Audenshaw: 1 address
- Cathrine Street East, Denton: 1 address
- Delta Road, Audenshaw: 1 address
- Frederick Street, Denton: 1 address
- Hanover Street South, Audenshaw: 1 address
- Hyde Road, Hyde: 1 address
- Kensington Grove, Denton: 1 address
- St Lawrence Road, Denton: 1 address
- Aldwyn Park Road, Audenshaw: 1 address
- Oldham Street, Denton: 1 address
- Holland Street West, Denton: 1 address
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 A (68% of about 870 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
- Wasteland at end of Stelfox Lane, Stelfox Lane, Audenshaw, M34 5HE: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- 218 Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw: up to 6 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- 257 Stockport Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL7 0NT: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 129 addresses are between 82 m and 102 m above sea level (94 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 67%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Guide Bridge 268,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m |
| Denton 100 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Hyde North 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.6 km |
| Ashton Moss (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest St Anne's Road Hooley Hill | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Village Hotel Manchester Ashton Car Park Pre Book | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 17.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Guide Bridge Medical Practice | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Audenshaw Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kings Water Dental Practice | 460 m |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police - Denton Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | Denton NatWest | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 12 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Jet Amber Fields 39 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 51 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Hall Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Hall Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Dunkirk Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km west |
| Lumb Clough | Valley | 3.3 km north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 6 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 13 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 11 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 54 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 127 |
96 of the postcode's 129 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Manchester Road.