M34 5PT Tameside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Audenshaw. Region: North West.
Streets
- Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw: 40 addresses
- Audenshaw Hall Grove, Audenshaw: 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 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
- Land adjacent to 46 Gorsey Fields, 46 Gorsey Fields, Droylsden: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Former Blue Pig PH, Blue Pig, 296-298 Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw, M34 5PJ: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Dream Centre, King Street, Droylsden, M43 6TR: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Land on the corner of King Street and Market Street, King Street, Droylsden, M43 6DQ: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Garage land adjacent to 342 Fairfield Road, 342 Fairfield Road, Droylsden, M43 7LN: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Former Droylsden Library and land west of Lock Keepers Court, Manchester Road, Droylsden: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- Ashton Old Road, not permissioned (790 m)
- Bowling club off Backwell St / Club St, Openshaw: up to 8 homes, non permissioned (940 m)
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 41 addresses are between 93 m and 95 m above sea level (94 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 530 m |
| Guide Bridge 268,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink) | 720 m |
| Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink) | 720 m | |
| Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Clarendon Road Fairfield | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | Rcp Parking - Thompson Street | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 16.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Medlock Vale Medical Practice | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 36 Queens Walk | 820 m |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 4.9 km |
| Police station | Droylsden Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Bancroft Service Station Cashzone | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Lees Park 9.1 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,570 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | Fairfield Allotments 9,560 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 9.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fairfield Moravian Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m west. 37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Moravian Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m west |
| 20-23 and 23A, Fairfield Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m west |
| 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 |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-east |
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| Lumb Clough | Valley | 1.9 km north |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 3.3 km south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 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 | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Audenshaw Road.