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M43

Postcode district

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

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

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 26% of people in M43 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£222,500
Joint 551st cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
24,108
1,225th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
26%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How M43 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

M43Middle
Median sale price40 postcode districts, M · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in M40 areas from £175,000 to £420,999. The middle area is £234,875. M43 is £222,500.
£222,50013th cheapest
Population45 postcode districts, M · 2021
Population: every postcode district in M45 areas from 289 to 61,848. The middle area is 27,199. M43 is 24,108.
24,10819th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares45 postcode districts, M · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in M45 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 5.0%. M43 is 26.0%.
26%16th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage45 postcode districts, M · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in M45 areas from 51.5% to 99.1%. The middle area is 94.7%. M43 is 95.5%.
95.5%22nd highest

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

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

Neighbourhoods in M43

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Tameside 010A1,350No figure588.7%
Tameside 010B1,372No figure987.3%
Tameside 010C1,948No figure495.4%
Tameside 010D1,536No figure493.4%
Tameside 010E1,787No figure293.2%
Tameside 011A1,507No figure499.8%
Tameside 011B2,190No figure392.3%
Tameside 011C1,370No figure499.5%
Tameside 011D1,524No figure698.9%
Tameside 011E1,395No figure195.4%
Tameside 011F1,551No figure499.1%
Tameside 012A1,882No figure396.5%
Tameside 012B1,546No figure394.5%
Tameside 012C1,530No figure499.4%
Tameside 012D1,426No figure599.2%

MPs for M43

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in M433

Postcode sectors in M433

Council1

Towns in M431

Postcode districts next to M435

Nearest rail stations4

More in the M postcode area2

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.