Housing in M34 5FD
What the homes in M34 5FD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Guide Bridge
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
M34 5FDManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (43.5%). Flats make up 44.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M34 5FD area is well below that, at 34.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.4% of households against 20.5%. 17.5% own outright and 17.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented11.4%20.5%
- Social rented52.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 26%. 22.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Tameside
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tameside, August 2026, +5.2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M34 5FD sits in (Guide Bridge): about 1,448 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.