SK14 5RF Tameside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hyde Werneth. Region: North West.
Streets
- Mottram Old Road, Hyde: 109 addresses
- Rowbotham Street, Hyde: 17 addresses
- Rock Street, Hyde: 7 addresses
- Joel Lane, Hyde: 2 addresses
- School Lane, Hyde: 2 addresses
- Hyde Road, Hyde: 1 address
- M67, 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 B (38% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- STOCKS IN GRAVEYARD OF HYDE CHAPEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 3 King Edward Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 16 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 139 addresses are between 91 m and 160 m above sea level (156 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% 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 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Godley 74,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Hyde Central 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Baron Road Gee Cross | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hyde Bus Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 17.1 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Haughton Thornley Medical Centres | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manor Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Tameside Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Hyde Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cash machine 22-28 Market Place Halifax | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Werneth Low Country Park 86 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 20 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,810 m² | 40 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,780 m² | 170 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 97 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Apethorn Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Apethorn Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Hill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 260 m south |
| Stonepit Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 380 m north-east |
| Lowtop Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Pipers Clough | Valley | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Gower Hey Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Idle Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 20 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 69 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 40 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 139 |
132 of the postcode's 139 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Tameside: see them on the Tameside page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Mottram Old Road.