# M43 6HJ: area report for a postcode in Tameside

M43 6HJ 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 M43 6HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) › [M43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43) › [M43 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43-6)

## 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=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ
- **Edge Lane, 350 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ
- **No property in M43 6HJ 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=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Tameside 012A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ
- **£209,723 average price**: For the whole of Tameside, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M43 6HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at M43 6HJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ
- **14.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Manchester Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-road-primary-academy-e141445) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Droylsden Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/droylsden-academy-e135864) | Secondary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fairfield Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-road-primary-school-e106207) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Higher Openshaw Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/higher-openshaw-community-school-e105471) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fairfield High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-high-school-for-girls-e136593) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 52.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Seymour Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seymour-road-academy-e139078) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Clement's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clements-cofe-primary-school-e105501) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenside-primary-school-e146480) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| September 2025 | £218,720 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £267,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2023 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £197,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Edge Lane (340 m, 4 minutes on foot); Cemetery Road (380 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LIME SQUARE MEDICAL CENTRE (700 m); FLORENCE HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE (760 m); MARKET STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (1 km)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (680 m); PEAK PHARMACY (700 m); PHARMACO (800 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (820 m); MARKET STREET PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (250 m); 36 QUEENS WALK (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Clayton (540 m, Iceland); Morrisons Openshaw Manchester (690 m, Morrisons); Aldi Clayton Manchester (720 m, Aldi); Farmfoods Lime Square (720 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Openshaw Manchester (810 m, Lidl)

## 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 012A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.7** (2025). Tameside 012A has a deprivation score of 27.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,447th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £211,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tameside 012A was £211,000 in 2025. Joint 7,647th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,882** (2021). Tameside 012A had 1,882 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,638th 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: 96.5%** (January 2026). In Tameside 012A, 96.5% 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.

## M43 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £222,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M43 was £222,500 in 2025. Joint 551st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,108** (2021). M43 had 24,108 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,225th 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: 26%** (2022). About 26% of people in M43 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: 95.5%** (January 2026). In M43, 95.5% 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: 53.4794, -2.1607

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=-2.1607,53.4794,M436HJ

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