High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.2 per 1k
Crime · May '26
North West
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for M34 2DD
Postcode
M34 2DD
Coordinates
53.4502, -2.1181
Grid reference
SJ922948
Easting
392,254
Northing
394,831
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VFV2J+3Q
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Denton (Tameside)
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Tameside
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12571
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12571 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near M34 2DD
England & WalesCrime trends · near M34 2DD
Counts are for Denton West electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.6%
Other White1.9%
African1.4%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian51.9%
No religion42.1%
Not answered3.9%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6423.9%
35–4919.0%
25–3413.9%
65–749.2%
10–158.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.5%
Households
Other20.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
Any member 66+11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.8%
+ 7 other households · 38.2%
Administrative Information
Tameside
Local Authority
Council AreaGorton and Denton E14001251
Constituency
E14001251Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Denton West
Constituency code
E14001251
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Tameside, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Tameside
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Tameside and Glossop
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 01Y
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Tameside 025B E01005986
E01005986MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tameside 025 E02001253
E02001253LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tameside 025B E01005986
E01005986MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tameside 025 E02001253
E02001253Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:48 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
12 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:48 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJanuary 1995 — Introduced
Postcode M34 2DD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 12571
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005986 and MSOA E02001253 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode M34 2DD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near M34 2DD
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 28%
Attainment 8
44.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 46%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
5.1
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 42%
Attainment 8
42.9
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
72%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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