M34 postcode area guide — Tameside
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M34 postcode district in Tameside — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M34
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.9%
Gigabit-capable
90.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the M34 postcode district (Tameside) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,271 postcodes Ofcom measures in M34, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.3%.
Around 0.2% of premises in M34 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in M34
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M34 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| M34 1DD | 100% | 0% |
| M34 1PW | 100% | 100% |
| M34 2AA | 100% | 100% |
| M34 2AB | 100% | 94.7% |
| M34 2AD | 100% | 100% |
| M34 2AE | 100% | 100% |
| M34 2AF | 93% | 79.1% |
| M34 2AG | 100% | 100% |
| M34 2AJ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Tameside
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Tameside district (115,703 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
95.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in M34
Based on 469 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M34 is £212,000, down 3.6% on the previous year (£220,000).
Detached
£320,000
38 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
189 sales
Terraced
£183,000
199 sales
Flat / maisonette
£135,000
26 sales
Latest recorded sales in M34
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £157,500 | Semi-detached | Luxor Grove | M34 2NR |
| 14 May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Glenville Way | M34 6BS |
| 8 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Delta Road | M34 5HR |
| 8 May 2026 | £196,000 | Terraced | Sidmouth Street | M34 5NG |
| 7 May 2026 | £345,000 | Detached | Valley Grove | M34 6JJ |
| 6 May 2026 | £152,200 | Terraced | Two Trees Lane | M34 7GL |
| 5 May 2026 | £187,500 | Semi-detached | Manor Road | M34 7SA |
| 1 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Mansfield Avenue | M34 3NS |
| 1 May 2026 | £68,750 | Terraced | Milton Close | M34 7NJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £157,500 | Terraced | Nelson Street | M34 3EU |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Tameside demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Tameside district (231,071 residents, 99,527 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.9% |
| 15–29 | 23% |
| 30–44 | 19.4% |
| 45–64 | 20.2% |
| 65+ | 17.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 60.8% |
| Private rented | 17.6% |
| Social rented | 15.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around M34
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,107 | M34 3NG |
| Audenshaw School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,077 | M34 5NB |
| St Thomas More RC College | Secondary | 11–16 | 797 | M34 6AF |
| Poplar Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 447 | M34 5EF |
| Russell Scott Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 440 | M34 3LQ |
| Greswell Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 438 | M34 2DH |
| Denton West End Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 436 | M34 2JX |
| Aldwyn Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 418 | M34 5SF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in M34
270 rated food businesses operate in M34. 185 hold the top rating of 5, 47 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 95 Cafe, ABM Catering Ltd At Manor Green Primary Academy, Acre Street Mini Market, Acres Inn, Adana Shawarma.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M34
From a sample of 207 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 M34 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
19%
Band C
38%
Band D
36%
Band E
7%
Band F
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Tameside
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.