M34 5PY 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: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CATTLE AND HORSE TROUGH AT JUNCTION WITH AUDENSHAW ROAD, grade II
- FORMER TRANSFORMER PILLAR AT JUNCTION WITH AUDENSHAW ROAD, grade II
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 (230 m)
- Dream Centre, King Street, Droylsden, M43 6TR: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Land on the corner of King Street and Market Street, King Street, Droylsden, M43 6DQ: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Garage land adjacent to 342 Fairfield Road, 342 Fairfield Road, Droylsden, M43 7LN: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Former Droylsden Library and land west of Lock Keepers Court, Manchester Road, Droylsden: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Ashton Old Road, not permissioned (570 m)
- Bowling club off Backwell St / Club St, Openshaw: up to 8 homes, non permissioned (700 m)
- Land at Burman Street, Burman Street, Droylsden: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 18 addresses are between 92 m and 95 m above sea level (94 m on average).
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 | 390 m |
| Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Guide Bridge 268,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink) | 580 m |
| Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink) | 900 m | |
| Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Audenshaw Road Fairfield | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | Rcp Parking - Thompson Street | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 16.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Medlock Vale Medical Practice | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 36 Queens Walk | 660 m |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 5.1 km |
| Police station | Droylsden Police Station | 830 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Bancroft Service Station | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Lees Park 9.1 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,570 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fairfield Allotments 9,560 m² | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 9.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fairfield Moravian Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 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* | 460 m west |
| 20-23 and 23A, Fairfield Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gorton Upper Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-east |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-east |
| Lumb Clough | Valley | 1.8 km north |
| Denton Wood | Wood | 3.3 km south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.7 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 18 |
17 of the postcode's 18 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 | 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.