# M34

Postcode district covering Denton, Haughton Green and North Reddish, in Tameside.

M34 is a postcode district covering Denton, Haughton Green and North Reddish, in Tameside. Median sale price £226,000 in 2025. About 50,457 people.

Postcode district. Code M34. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an M34 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M34) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 41% of people in M34 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=M34) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 669 homes were sold in M34 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M34) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M34 had 47,967 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M34) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tameside, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is M34.

## How M34 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | M34 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £226,000 | 16th cheapest | 40 postcode districts, M · 2025 |
| Population | 47,967 | 5th most populated | 45 postcode districts, M · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 41% | 14th most people in radon Affected Areas | 45 postcode districts, M · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.8% | joint 15th highest | 45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of M34?

M34 had 47,967 usual residents at the census.
M34 is the 249th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in M34, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M34 has no single figure. Of its 32 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in M34

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tameside 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005961) | 2,962 | – | 9 | 95.2% |
| [Tameside 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005962) | 1,419 | – | 6 | 91.9% |
| [Tameside 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005968) | 1,376 | – | 6 | 99.5% |
| [Tameside 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005969) | 1,299 | – | 7 | 98.9% |
| [Tameside 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005963) | 1,161 | – | 6 | 98.9% |
| [Tameside 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005964) | 1,522 | – | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Tameside 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005965) | 1,733 | – | 2 | 92.8% |
| [Tameside 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005966) | 1,578 | – | 3 | 97.8% |
| [Tameside 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005967) | 1,424 | – | 1 | 94.9% |
| [Tameside 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005970) | 1,413 | – | 8 | 88.3% |
| [Tameside 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005972) | 1,720 | – | 2 | 98.5% |
| [Tameside 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005974) | 1,692 | – | 2 | 96.0% |
| [Tameside 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005975) | 1,546 | – | 3 | 95.9% |
| [Tameside 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005985) | 1,554 | – | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Tameside 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005987) | 1,518 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Tameside 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005988) | 1,599 | – | 9 | 96.6% |
| [Tameside 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005990) | 1,373 | – | 7 | 95.4% |
| [Tameside 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005991) | 1,496 | – | 5 | 97.9% |
| [Tameside 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005971) | 1,354 | – | 4 | 96.4% |
| [Tameside 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005986) | 1,245 | – | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Tameside 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005989) | 1,206 | – | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Tameside 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005992) | 1,210 | – | 2 | 96.1% |
| [Tameside 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005973) | 1,367 | – | 7 | 92.9% |
| [Tameside 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005976) | 1,482 | – | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Tameside 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005977) | 1,450 | – | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Tameside 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005978) | 1,335 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Tameside 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005979) | 1,584 | – | 3 | 98.2% |
| [Tameside 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005980) | 1,449 | – | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Tameside 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005981) | 1,647 | – | 2 | 93.3% |
| [Tameside 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005982) | 1,326 | – | 3 | 97.2% |
| [Tameside 029E](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005983) | 1,507 | – | 7 | 96.9% |
| [Tameside 029F](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005984) | 1,604 | – | 2 | 98.3% |

## Your MP

- [Gorton and Denton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gorton-and-denton): Hannah Spencer (Green Party), MP since February 2026. 73% of the people here.
- [Ashton-under-Lyne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne): Angela Rayner (Labour), MP since July 2024. 27% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in M34

[Audenshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/audenshaw), [Dane Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/dane-bank), [Denton East](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/denton-east), [Denton North](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/denton-north), [Denton South](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/denton-south), [Denton West](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/denton-west), [Guide Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/guide-bridge)

## Postcode sectors in M34

[M34 0 (24 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34-0), [M34 2 (233 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34-2), [M34 3 (269 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34-3), [M34 5 (333 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34-5), [M34 6 (161 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34-6), [M34 7 (262 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34-7)

## Council

[Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)

## Towns in M34

[Audenshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/town/audenshaw), [Denton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/denton)

## Postcode districts next to M34

[M11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m11), [M18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18), [M43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43), [OL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol7), [SK5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5), [SK6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk6), [SK14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk14), [SK16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk16)

## Nearest rail stations

[Denton (450 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1317,53.4569), [Reddish North (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1563,53.4494), [Fairfield (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1458,53.4713), [Guide Bridge (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1137,53.4746)

## More in the M postcode area

[All M postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## M34 in brief

M34 is a postcode district covering Denton, Haughton Green and North Reddish, in Tameside.
About 50,457 people lived in M34 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £226,000 in 2025 across 669 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M34 was £226,000 in 2025.
M34 had 47,967 usual residents at the census.
About 41% of people in M34 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M34, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: M34
- Postcode area: [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)
- Constituency: [Gorton and Denton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gorton-and-denton)
- Council: [Tameside †](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)
- Area: 15.39 km²
- People, mid-2024: 50,457*
- Neighbourhoods: 32
- Output areas: 166

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SK6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk6), [SK14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk14), [M43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43), [SK5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk5), [OL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol7), [M18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m18)

## Latest updates for M34

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/M34

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34