Denton
Denton is covered by postcode districts M18, M34 and SK5. It is mostly in the Tameside council area: 967 of its 999 postcodes. The others are in Manchester.
ONS publishes this built-up area as Denton (Tameside).
Every postcode in Denton, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 28
- In use before 2020: 971
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 999 postcodes in Denton that ONS places, 28 are new since 2020 and 971 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.4514, longitude -2.1178. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Denton?
Homes sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.4% on the 12 months before. At 832 of the 970 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts no home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 4 of its 999 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Denton, 1.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Denton?
Homes in Denton sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 359 sales, up 0.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £317,000 39 sales
- Semi-detached £243,000 163 sales
- Terraced £195,000 140 sales
- Flat or maisonette £135,000 17 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole M34 district, Denton's main postcode district: a typical £228,250.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Denton: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Denton?
28 of the 999 postcodes now in use in Denton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 20 of the 513 homes sold in Denton were newly built (4%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the M34 district, 4%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Denton | Across the M34 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 1 of 359 (Under 1%) | 1 of 456 (Under 1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 20 of 513 (4%) | 26 of 674 (4%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Denton?
Ofcom reports on 970 of the 999 postcodes in Denton. At 832 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Denton at risk of flooding?
4 of the 999 postcodes in Denton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts none of the homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Denton?
The open schools at the postcodes in Denton (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Greswell Primary School and Nursery250 m 438 pupils, 480 places
- St Mary's RC Primary School300 m 228 pupils, 210 places
- Corrie Primary School800 m 358 pupils, 472 places
- Russell Scott Primary School1.0 km 440 pupils, 472 places
- Linden Road Academy1.0 km 228 pupils, 210 places
- St Anne's Primary School1.3 km 202 pupils, 210 places
- Manor Green Primary Academy1.4 km 262 pupils, 420 places
- St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton1.7 km 237 pupils, 240 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Denton?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Denton is Denton Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.
- Denton Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
- Hyde Central Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
- Brinnington Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Denton?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Denton. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Millgate Healthcare Partnership Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 320 3131 450 mWalk
- Denton Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0161 320 8788 950 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Denton safe? Crime recorded around it
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Denton. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Denton?
- Councils
- Tameside (967) and Manchester (32)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Gorton and Denton (974) and Ashton-under-Lyne (25)
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Denton
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Denton is in Tameside; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell Tameside about council tax Council tax, on tameside.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Denton
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Denton postcodes
999 postcodes in use in Denton, by district:
Those districts are in the M postcode area and SK postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Denton
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Denton's £225,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Denton
- What is it like to live in Denton?
- Homes sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.4% on the 12 months before. At 832 of the 970 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts no home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 4 of its 999 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Denton, 1.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Denton?
- Denton is covered by postcode districts M18, M34 and SK5, across 999 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Denton?
- Homes in Denton sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 359 sales, up 0.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Denton?
- In Denton, primary schools at its postcodes include Greswell Primary School and Nursery, St Mary's RC Primary School and Corrie Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include St Thomas More RC College, Denton Community Academy and Ashlea House School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Denton have a railway station?
- Yes: Denton is 1.1 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Denton, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Denton?
- Ofcom reports on 970 of the 999 postcodes in Denton. At 832 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Denton at risk of flooding?
- 4 of the 999 postcodes in Denton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts none of the homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Denton?
- 28 of the 999 postcodes now in use in Denton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 20 of the 513 homes sold in Denton were newly built (4%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the M34 district, 4%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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