M34 6DR Tameside
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Denton North East. Region: North West.
Streets
- Bentley Road, Denton: 74 addresses
- Wilde Street, Denton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bentley Road, Denton: 1 address
- Stockport Road, 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 (83% of about 660 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Denton Baths, Victoria Street, Denton: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Works building, 88-90 Wilton Street, Denton: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- Former Two Trees School, 101 Two Trees Lane, Denton, M34 7QL: up to 274 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 78 addresses are between 101 m and 102 m above sea level (101 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 | Hyde Central 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Denton 100 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Hyde North 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 56 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fir Road Denton | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hyde Bus Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Rcp Parking - Thompson Street | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 16.3 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Millgate Healthcare Partnership | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pharmacy First | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Andrew Shelley Dental Practitioner | 320 m |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police - Denton Police Station | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crown Point Service Station, Denton | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Park 1.6 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Jet Amber Fields 39 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,860 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 41 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-west |
| Church of St Anne | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| St Annes Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dunkirk Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Dan Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Hardy Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Pipers Clough | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 72 | 78 |
6 of the postcode's 78 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 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 64% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 10% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Bentley Road.