SK14 6SQ Tameside
Live postcode, introduced May 2008. Ward: Stalybridge South. Region: North West.
Streets
- Hobson Moor Road, Mottram in Longdendale: 21 addresses
- Ashworth Lane, Mottram in Longdendale: 3 addresses
- Arnfield Lane, High Peak: 2 addresses
- Stockport Road, Hattersley: 2 addresses
- Harrop Edge Road, Tameside: 2 addresses
- Shaw Street, Mottram in Longdendale: 2 addresses
- Mottram Old Road, Hyde: 1 address
- Stalybridge Road, Mottram in Longdendale: 1 address
- Mottram Road, Stalybridge: 1 address
- Broadbottom Road, Broadbottom: 1 address
- War Hill, Mudd: 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 (36% of about 800 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: yes, Tameside.
Listed buildings
- OUTBUILDING AT HOLLINGWORTH HALL FARM, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 37 addresses are between 165 m and 312 m above sea level (239 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 25%, ultrafast 13%, gigabit 13% of premises; 6% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hadfield 263,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Dinting 87,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Broadbottom 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Stalybridge Bus Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 23.4 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Smithy Surgery | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Hattersley Primary Care Centre | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Tameside Hospital | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Ashton Police Department | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,810 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 630 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 640 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round cairn west of Hollingworthhall Moor, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round cairn west of Hollingworthhall Moor | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Arnfield Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Wild Bank Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Wild Bank | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Lower Swineshaw Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Gallows Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Cock Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 37 |
11 of the postcode's 37 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 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 | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Hobson Moor Road.