M43 7DF Tameside
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Droylsden East. 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 A (61% of about 710 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 Cemetery Maintenance Yard, Manor Road, Droylsden: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Droylsden Labour Club 100 Manchester Road, Droylsden: up to 5 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Former Droylsden Library and land west of Lock Keepers Court, Manchester Road, Droylsden: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Land on the corner of King Street and Market Street, King Street, Droylsden, M43 6DQ: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- Dream Centre, King Street, Droylsden, M43 6TR: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- The Jolly Carter, 231 Manchester Road, Droylsden: up to 34 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Garage land adjacent to 342 Fairfield Road, 342 Fairfield Road, Droylsden, M43 7LN: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
- Land adjacent to 46 Gorsey Fields, 46 Gorsey Fields, Droylsden: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 8 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 96 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 | 1.4 km |
| Gorton 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Guide Bridge 268,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink) | 520 m |
| Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink) | 770 m | |
| Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Clough Road Droylsden | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | Village Hotel Manchester Ashton Car Park Pre Book | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 17.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Droylsden Medical Practice | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 36 Queens Walk | 460 m |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Droylsden Police Station | 630 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Manchester Droylsden | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Lees Park 9.1 ha | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 21 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,240 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 760 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 20-23 and 23A, Fairfield Square, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km south. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 20-23 and 23A, Fairfield Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lumb Clough | Valley | 700 m north |
| Weir Clough | Valley | 1.0 km north |
| Bell Clough | Valley | 1.1 km north |
| Audenshaw Reservoir Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-east |
| Boodle Wood | Wood | 3.1 km north-east |
| Wester Hill | Hill | 4.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 60 | 61 |
1 of the postcode's 61 addresses is 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 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 4 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.