M34 5PH Tameside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Audenshaw. 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 (37% of about 1,150 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
- Former Blue Pig PH, Blue Pig, 296-298 Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw, M34 5PJ: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- 218 Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw: up to 6 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Wasteland at end of Stelfox Lane, Stelfox Lane, Audenshaw, M34 5HE: up to 12 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 addresses are about 95 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 | Fairfield 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Guide Bridge 268,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Denton 100 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink) | 720 m |
| Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.3 km | |
| Ashton Moss (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Ash Street Audenshaw | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Rcp Parking - Thompson Street | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 930 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 16.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Guide Bridge Medical Practice | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kings Water Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police (Pcc) Nexus House | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | Bancroft Service Station Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,070 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 12 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,660 m² | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 12 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, 1.5 km south-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| 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 | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 480 m south |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Lumb Clough | Valley | 2.3 km north-west |
| Dunkirk Wood | Wood | 2.9 km south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 7 |
5 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 9 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.