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OL6 8QH

Postcode

A postcode in Tameside 006B, Ashton Hurst ward, Tameside.

This report describes the area around OL6 8QH, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around OL6 8QH

Schools near OL6 8QH

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Oasis Academy Broadoak
Primary. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
370 m
5 minutes on foot
Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School
Primary. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
720 m
9 minutes on foot
Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Canon Burrows CofE Primary School
Primary. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
720 m
9 minutes on foot
Good (overall), September 2023
Waterloo Primary School
Primary. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
730 m
9 minutes on foot
Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Canon Johnson CofE Primary School
Primary. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
740 m
9 minutes on foot
Good (overall), May 2023
The Limes School
Special
860 m
11 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Samuel Laycock School
Special
950 m
12 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Dixons Ashton Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional)
970 m
12 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near OL6 8QH

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £275,000Waterloo Road, OL6 8QHMarch 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £293,500Springbank Avenue, OL6 8QLDecember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold80 m
  • £302,500Wood Lane, OL6 8TGApril 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold100 m
  • £210,000Lyndhurst Avenue, OL6 8QJJanuary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold100 m
  • £239,000Smallshaw Fold, OL6 8YQJune 2025, terraced, established, leasehold140 m
  • £177,000Wood Lane, OL6 8TFMarch 2025, terraced, established, freehold140 m
  • £175,000Cherry Avenue, OL6 8TQJune 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold190 m
  • £235,000Bromley Crescent, OL6 8TRSeptember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold200 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of OL6 8QH

In a straight line

Stations

  • Ashton-Under-Lyne12 minutes on foot980 m

GP practices

  • WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE650 m

Pharmacies

  • WATERLOO PHARMACY620 m

Dental practices

  • OLDHAM ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)720 m

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods Waterloo Ashton Under LyneFarmfoods730 m
  • Tesco Ashton Under Lyne Oldham Rd ExpressTesco840 m

The neighbourhood: Tameside 006B

Everything about Tameside 006B
Deprivation score
28.4
Joint 9,073rd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£237,000
Joint 10,198th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,507
Joint 23,153rd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: OL6

Everything about OL6
Median sale price
£220,000
Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
30,848
879th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.