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OL6 8XR

Postcode

A postcode in Tameside 002C, Ashton Hurst ward, Tameside.

This report describes the area around OL6 8XR, 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 8XR

Schools near OL6 8XR

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
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
Samuel Laycock School
Special
800 m
10 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Holden Clough Primary School
Primary. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
830 m
10 minutes on foot
Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
Dixons Ashton Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional)
860 m
11 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
Canon Burrows CofE Primary School
Primary. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
910 m
11 minutes on foot
Good (overall), September 2023
Waterloo Primary School
Primary. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
St Damian's RC Science College
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 56.0 (2025/26, provisional)
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, June 2023
St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed

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 8XR

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £410,000Alder Close, OL6 8XROctober 2023, detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £295,000Glendon Crescent, OL6 8XUMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold60 m
  • £385,000Glendon Crescent, OL6 8XXJune 2026, detached, established, leasehold80 m
  • £292,500Bristol Avenue, OL6 8TZOctober 2025, detached, established, leasehold100 m
  • £362,500Southwell Gardens, OL6 8XSSeptember 2025, detached, established, leasehold110 m
  • £172,500Castle Walk, OL6 8XYApril 2024, terraced, established, leasehold110 m
  • £265,000Bristol Avenue, OL6 8TYMay 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold130 m
  • £237,000Castle Court, OL6 8UGAugust 2025, terraced, established, freehold130 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 8XR

In a straight line

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Ashton Under Lyne Oldham Rd ExpressTesco790 m
  • Farmfoods Waterloo Ashton Under LyneFarmfoods820 m

The neighbourhood: Tameside 002C

Everything about Tameside 002C
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 15,375th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,400
Joint 18,213th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 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

Your MP

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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.