Bacteriostatic water in Tameside

Local facts for Tameside

Tameside is a local authority area in North West. Its central point falls in the SK16 postcode district.

SK16 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Tameside go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Manchester, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 10.3 km
• The University of Huddersfield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 26.9 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 40.3 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Tameside with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 40.5 km east
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 42 km east
• The University of Leeds (UKPRN 10007795): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 50.3 km north-east
• Edge Hill University (UKPRN 10007823): Biological Sciences, 53.4 km west
• University of Keele (UKPRN 10007767): Biological Sciences, 54.5 km south
• The University of Liverpool (UKPRN 10006842): Chemistry, 59.5 km west
• University of Chester (UKPRN 10007848): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 62.7 km south-west
• The University of Lancaster (UKPRN 10007768): Chemistry, 75.4 km north-west

Nearby: Dukinfield (0.4 km), Stalybridge (1.5 km), Ashton-under-Lyne (1.7 km), Hyde (3 km), Audenshaw (3.2 km).

Regional hub: Salford.

Tameside lies east of Salford, about 14.4 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the SK postcode area (13 of the 224 we list for North West):

• SK, 9.3 km
• Stockport, SK1, 9.5 km
• Stockport, SK1, 9.5 km
• Cheadle, SK8, 12.6 km
• Bramhall, SK7, 14 km
• Poynton, SK12, 14.7 km
• Wilmslow, SK9, 19.8 km
• Bollington, SK10, 20.3 km

Postcode districts in the SK area covered by our North West location pages: SK1, SK7, SK8, SK9, SK10, SK12, SK14, SK15, SK16.

More nearby location pages in North West (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Tameside (9 location pages): Dukinfield 0.4 km, Stalybridge 1.5 km, Ashton-under-Lyne 1.7 km, Hyde 3 km, Audenshaw 3.2 km, Denton 3.5 km, Droylsden 4.5 km, Mossley 4.8 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Tameside: north, Stalybridge (1.5 km); south, Hyde (3 km); west, Ashton-under-Lyne (1.7 km).

Location pages in North West within 10 km of Tameside: 17; within 25 km: 60; within 50 km: 131.

Map reference: 53.4787, -2.0770.

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.