OL6 8UQ
PostcodeA postcode in Tameside 002C, Ashton Hurst ward, Tameside.
This report describes the area around OL6 8UQ, 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 8UQ
- No street-level crime hereGreater 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
- Ashton-Under-Lyne, 1.8 kmAbout 23 minutes on footExact point
- 4 schools within 800 mNearest is 600 m awayExact point
- No property in OL6 8UQ listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s most deprived 50%This neighbourhood, Tameside 002CNeighbourhood
- £209,723 average priceFor the whole of Tameside, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.3 km awayPostcode
- No supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 1 km awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL6 8UQSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at OL6 8UQRoad 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 65% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near OL6 8UQ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Holden Clough Primary School Primary. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 600 m 7 minutes on foot | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Samuel Laycock School Special | 620 m 8 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Dixons Ashton Academy Secondary. Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional) | 690 m 9 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Oasis Academy Broadoak Primary. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 720 m 9 minutes on foot | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Damian's RC Science College Secondary. Attainment 8 of 56.0 (2025/26, provisional) | 1 km 13 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 |
| Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Primary. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed |
| Waterloo Primary School Primary. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.3 km 16 minutes on foot | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
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 8UQ
Latest sale at each postcode- £156,000Plymouth Close, OL6 8UQDecember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
- £252,000Nottingham Drive, OL6 8UFOctober 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold90 m
- £235,000St Albans Avenue, OL6 8UHOctober 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
- £245,000Carlisle Crescent, OL6 8UJJuly 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
- £237,000Castle Court, OL6 8UGAugust 2025, terraced, established, freehold130 m
- £265,000Bristol Avenue, OL6 8TYMay 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold150 m
- £295,000Glendon Crescent, OL6 8XUMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold180 m
- £172,500Castle Walk, OL6 8XYApril 2024, terraced, established, leasehold180 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
The neighbourhood: Tameside 002C
Everything about Tameside 002CThe postcode district: OL6
Everything about OL6Your MP
- Angela RaynerLabourMP for Ashton-under-Lyne
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
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.