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M34 postcode area · Tameside

The M34 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Tameside. Area Scores range from 1 to 73 across them. Every full M34 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the M34 district: Audenshaw scores 73 out of 100 (#1,828 of 6,856 nationally) while Ashton Central sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 72 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £162,000 in Ashton Central to £270,000 in Audenshaw.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,686a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the M34 district

£225,000median home sold over the past year · +26.1% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 581 sales
Detached£340,000
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£187,200
Flat£130,000
Tameside£215,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
AudenshawTameside 1,82873 £270,000
Dane BankTameside 1,87673 £251,000
Denton WestTameside 4,18639 £203,500
Droylsden EastTameside 4,42036 £235,000
Denton EastTameside 4,77630 £208,000
Denton NorthTameside 5,22824 £190,000
Guide BridgeTameside 5,31822 £212,500
Denton SouthTameside 5,57819 £215,000
Ashton CentralTameside 6,7502 £162,000

People living in M34 Census 2021

Residents67,356
Median age (est.)41
Density3,162per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above23%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 22%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 35%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 10%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 84%Asian 10%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 36% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in M34

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the M34 district.

Ashton Denton Droylsden

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around M34.

M43 SK16 OL7 M35 M18 OL6 M11 SK5

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.