# M34 5BQ: area report for a postcode in Tameside

M34 5BQ is a postcode in Tameside.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Tameside. Open the map at M34 5BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) › [M34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34) › [M34 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34-5)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ
- **Guide Bridge, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ
- **No property in M34 5BQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Tameside 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ
- **£209,723 average price**: For the whole of Tameside, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ
- **83.3% can get gigabit broadband at M34 5BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M34 5BQ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ
- **16.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Poplar Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poplar-street-primary-school-e145706) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Stephen's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-cofe-primary-school-e152307) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e106245) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Audenshaw School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/audenshaw-school-e136273) | Secondary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Audenshaw Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/audenshaw-primary-school-e106203) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tameside Alternative Provision Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tameside-alternative-provision-academy-e151117) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Ravensfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravensfield-primary-school-e151257) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement | – |
| [Russell Scott Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/russell-scott-primary-school-e106206) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £172,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £233,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2024 | £167,320 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £191,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| August 2024 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2025 | £347,500 | Detached, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| July 2023 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Guide Bridge (400 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GUIDE BRIDGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (100 m); HT PRACTICE (800 m)
- Pharmacies: AUDENSHAW PHARMACY (270 m); WELL (800 m)
- Dental practices: KINGS WATER DENTAL PRACTICE (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Audenshaw - Stamford Road (510 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £209,723** (July 2026). Tameside’s average house price was £209,723 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,949** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tameside earned a median of £33,949 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 32nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Tameside costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 29.8** (2025). Tameside has a deprivation score of 29.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 43rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Tameside 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.6** (2025). Tameside 019C has a deprivation score of 34.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,307th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tameside 019C was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 7,875th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,733** (2021). Tameside 019C had 1,733 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,216th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.8%** (January 2026). In Tameside 019C, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## M34 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £226,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M34 was £226,000 in 2025. Joint 590th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,967** (2021). M34 had 47,967 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 249th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 41%** (2022). About 41% of people in M34 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.8%** (January 2026). In M34, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)
- Centre: 53.4712, -2.1119

Council: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Ashton-under-Lyne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne): Angela Rayner (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1119,53.4712,M345BQ

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