M34 7LU Tameside
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Denton South. Region: North West.
Streets
- Wordsworth Road, Denton: 28 addresses
- Keats Avenue, Denton: 3 addresses
- Byron Road, Denton: 1 address
- Rossetti Walk, 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 (85% of about 820 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 site of the Old Rectory, Meadow Lane, Denton, M34 7GD: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Unity Mill, Poleacre Lane, Woodley, Stockport: up to 80 homes, pending decision (920 m)
- Thorn Works, Mill Pool Close, Woodley, SK6 1SB: up to 9 homes, pending decision (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 33 addresses are between 90 m and 95 m above sea level (93 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 | Woodley 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Bredbury 172,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Brinnington 89,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Wordsworth Road Haughton Green | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hyde Bus Station | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Rcp Parking - Thompson Street | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 15.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodley Village Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sf Wain Pharmacy | 770 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 720 m |
| Hospital | Tameside Hospital | 5.4 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police - Denton Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | JCR Woodley, Woodley Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,270 m² | 550 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6,010 m² | 640 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,570 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Haughton Green Playing Fields 4.2 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km north-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hardy Wood | Wood | 490 m north |
| Hulme's Wood | Wood | 550 m north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 880 m west |
| Mill Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-east |
| Gibraltar Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Tiviot Dale | Valley | 3.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 33 |
9 of the postcode's 33 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Wordsworth Road.