# OL6 6PZ: area report for a postcode in Tameside

OL6 6PZ is a postcode in Tameside.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Tameside. Open the map at OL6 6PZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) › [OL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol6) › [OL6 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol6-6)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ
- **Ashton-Under-Lyne, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ
- **No property in OL6 6PZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Tameside 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ
- **£209,723 average price**: For the whole of Tameside, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL6 6PZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ
- **Low road and rail noise at OL6 6PZ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ
- **14.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ashton Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-sixth-form-college-e146816) | Sixth form and further education | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Tameside College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tameside-college-e130516) | Sixth form and further education | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-mount-carmel-rc-primary-school-ashton-under-lyne-e131285) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Heys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-heys-primary-school-e106201) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parochial-cofe-primary-and-nursery-school-ashton-under-lyne-e146703) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e147916) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hurst-knoll-st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e106229) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Inspire Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inspire-academy-e140427) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £189,460 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| April 2025 | £136,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £237,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| January 2024 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GORDON STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (230 m); STAMFORD HOUSE (310 m); ALBION MEDICAL PRACTICE (660 m); ASHTON MEDICAL GROUP (690 m)
- Pharmacies: ALANS PHARMACY (230 m); ADAMS PHARMACY (230 m); IPHARMACY DIRECT (410 m); COHENS CHEMIST (660 m); PENNY MEADOW PHARMACY (700 m)
- Dental practices: EAGLE HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (510 m); NORTHERN ORTHODONTICS (510 m); PENNY MEADOW DENTIST (700 m); DENTAL SURGERY (710 m); LINKS ASSOCIATES ASHTON LTD (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Mossley Rd Express (160 m, Tesco); Asda Ashton Queens Road Supermarket (990 m, Asda); Iceland Ashton Under Lyne (1 km, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £209,723** (July 2026). Tameside’s average house price was £209,723 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,949** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tameside earned a median of £33,949 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 32nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Tameside costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 29.8** (2025). Tameside has a deprivation score of 29.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 43rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Tameside 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.7** (2025). Tameside 007B has a deprivation score of 17.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,593rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tameside 007B was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 5,145th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,661** (2021). Tameside 007B had 1,661 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,179th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Tameside 007B, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## OL6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OL6 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,848** (2021). OL6 had 30,848 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 879th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in OL6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.0%** (January 2026). In OL6, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)
- Centre: 53.4909, -2.0787

Council: [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Ashton-under-Lyne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashton-under-lyne): Angela Rayner (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.0787,53.4909,OL66PZ

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