# M43 7BQ: area report for a postcode in Tameside

M43 7BQ 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 7BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) › [M43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43) › [M43 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43-7)

## 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=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ
- **Droylsden, 140 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ
- **No property in M43 7BQ 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=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Tameside 010E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ
- **£209,723 average price**: For the whole of Tameside, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M43 7BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at M43 7BQ**: Road 63 dB, rail 56 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ
- **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=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ
- **15.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hanthorn House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanthorn-house-school-e152613) | Special | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e106247) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moorside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorside-primary-school-e142499) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aldwyn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aldwyn-primary-school-e149874) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150188) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022, before the school changed | 62% 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 | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 52.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fairfield Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-road-primary-school-e106207) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151517) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| February 2023 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £97,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| February 2025 | £51,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2026 | £470,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Droylsden (140 m, 2 minutes on foot); Audenshaw (800 m, 10 minutes on foot); Cemetery Road (820 m, 10 minutes on foot); Fairfield (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MEDLOCK VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE (60 m); MARKET STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (210 m); DROYLSDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (60 m); DROYLSDEN PHARMACY (150 m); MARKET STREET PHARMACY (240 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (400 m)
- Dental practices: 36 QUEENS WALK (240 m); DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Audenshaw (150 m, Spar); Iceland Droylsden (310 m, Iceland); Tesco Droylsden Superstore (400 m, Tesco)

## 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 010E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 37.5** (2025). Tameside 010E has a deprivation score of 37.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,274th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £199,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tameside 010E was £199,500 in 2025. Joint 6,491st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,787** (2021). Tameside 010E had 1,787 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,286th 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: 93.2%** (January 2026). In Tameside 010E, 93.2% 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: 53.4796, -2.1427

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=-2.1427,53.4796,M437BQ

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