OL6 8XL
PostcodeA postcode in Tameside 002B, Ashton Hurst ward, Tameside.
This report describes the area around OL6 8XL, 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 8XL
- 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, 2 kmAbout 25 minutes on footExact point
- 5 schools within 800 mNearest is 90 m awayExact point
- No property in OL6 8XL 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 002BNeighbourhood
- £209,723 average priceFor the whole of Tameside, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.7 km awayPostcode
- No supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 1 km awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OL6 8XLSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at OL6 8XLRoad 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 61% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near OL6 8XL
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Holden Clough Primary School Primary. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 90 m 1 minute on foot | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Samuel Laycock School Special | 290 m 4 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Dixons Ashton Academy Secondary. Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional) | 350 m 4 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| St Damian's RC Science College Secondary. Attainment 8 of 56.0 (2025/26, provisional) | 500 m 6 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 |
| St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary | 720 m 9 minutes on foot | Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed |
| Oasis Academy Broadoak Primary. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 820 m 10 minutes on foot | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met |
| Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy Primary. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.3 km 17 minutes on foot | Good (overall), May 2023 |
| Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School Primary. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.4 km 17 minutes on foot | Report card, May 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 8XL
Latest sale at each postcode- £231,000Tewkesbury Avenue, OL6 8XHSeptember 2025, detached, established, freehold60 m
- £280,000St Albans Avenue, OL6 8XFAugust 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold80 m
- £80,000St Albans Avenue, OL6 8DLSeptember 2024, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold100 m
- £245,000Evesham Grove, OL6 8XQJanuary 2025, detached, established, freehold100 m
- £402,500Whalley Grove, OL6 8XJJune 2024, detached, established, freehold120 m
- £279,500Malvern Avenue, OL6 8XEMay 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold130 m
- £276,000St Albans Avenue, OL6 8DGSeptember 2025, detached, established, freehold150 m
- £270,000Alton Close, OL6 8XGSeptember 2025, detached, established, freehold170 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 002B
Everything about Tameside 002BThe 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.