# M43

Postcode district covering Droylsden, Greenside and Fairfield, in Tameside.

M43 is a postcode district covering Droylsden, Greenside and Fairfield, in Tameside. Median sale price £222,500 in 2025. About 25,371 people.

Postcode district. Code M43. 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 M43 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=M43) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 26% of people in M43 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=M43) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 255 homes were sold in M43 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=M43) (Census 2021, England and Wales): M43 had 24,108 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=M43) (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 M43.

## How M43 compares

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

| Measure | M43 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £222,500 | 13th cheapest | 40 postcode districts, M · 2025 |
| Population | 24,108 | 19th least populated | 45 postcode districts, M · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 26% | 16th most people in radon Affected Areas | 45 postcode districts, M · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.5% | 22nd highest | 45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of M43?

M43 had 24,108 usual residents at the census.
M43 is the 1,225th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in M43, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so M43 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in M43

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tameside 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005993) | 1,350 | – | 5 | 88.7% |
| [Tameside 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005995) | 1,372 | – | 9 | 87.3% |
| [Tameside 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005996) | 1,948 | – | 4 | 95.4% |
| [Tameside 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005997) | 1,536 | – | 4 | 93.4% |
| [Tameside 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006000) | 1,787 | – | 2 | 93.2% |
| [Tameside 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005994) | 1,507 | – | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Tameside 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005999) | 2,190 | – | 3 | 92.3% |
| [Tameside 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006002) | 1,370 | – | 4 | 99.5% |
| [Tameside 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006004) | 1,524 | – | 6 | 98.9% |
| [Tameside 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006005) | 1,395 | – | 1 | 95.4% |
| [Tameside 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006007) | 1,551 | – | 4 | 99.1% |
| [Tameside 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01005998) | 1,882 | – | 3 | 96.5% |
| [Tameside 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006001) | 1,546 | – | 3 | 94.5% |
| [Tameside 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006003) | 1,530 | – | 4 | 99.4% |
| [Tameside 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/neighbourhood/e01006006) | 1,426 | – | 5 | 99.2% |

## Your MP

- [Ashton-under-Lyne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne): Angela Rayner (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Manchester Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-central): Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 1.4% 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 M43

[Droylsden Central](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/droylsden-central), [Droylsden East](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/droylsden-east), [Droylsden West](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/droylsden-west)

## Postcode sectors in M43

[M43 0 (6 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43-0), [M43 6 (280 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43-6), [M43 7 (338 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43-7)

## Council

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

## Towns in M43

[Droylsden](https://openindex.co.uk/town/droylsden)

## Postcode districts next to M43

[M11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m11), [M34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34), [M35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m35), [M40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m40), [OL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol7)

## Nearest rail stations

[Cemetery Road (500 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1550,53.4799), [Droylsden (750 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1448,53.4795), [Edge Lane (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1653,53.4809), [Fairfield (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1458,53.4713)

## 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)

## M43 in brief

M43 is a postcode district covering Droylsden, Greenside and Fairfield, in Tameside.
About 25,371 people lived in M43 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £222,500 in 2025 across 255 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in M43 was £222,500 in 2025.
M43 had 24,108 usual residents at the census.
About 26% of people in M43 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In M43, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: M43
- Postcode area: [M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m)
- Constituency: [Ashton-under-Lyne †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne)
- Council: [Tameside †](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)
- Area: 5.46 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,371*
- Neighbourhoods: 15
- Output areas: 80

* 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

[M35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m35), [M34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m34), [M11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m11), [OL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol7), [M40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m40)

## Latest updates for M43

- 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/M43

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m43