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OL6 8XW

Postcode

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

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

Schools near OL6 8XW

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Oasis Academy Broadoak
Primary. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
530 m
7 minutes on foot
Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
Canon Burrows CofE Primary School
Primary. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
710 m
9 minutes on foot
Good (overall), September 2023
Samuel Laycock School
Special
830 m
10 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Waterloo Primary School
Primary. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
850 m
11 minutes on foot
Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Dixons Ashton Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional)
880 m
11 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
Holden Clough Primary School
Primary. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
970 m
12 minutes on foot
Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School
Primary. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
The Limes School
Special
1.2 km
14 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file

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 8XW

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £410,000Peterborough Close, OL6 8XWJune 2026, detached, established, leasehold10 m
  • £214,500Brecon Crescent, OL6 8UAJune 2026, detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £215,000St Asaphs Drive, OL6 8UBJanuary 2024, semi-detached, established, leasehold120 m
  • £345,000Ridgecroft, OL7 9TGOctober 2025, detached, established, leasehold170 m
  • £292,500Bristol Avenue, OL6 8TZOctober 2025, detached, established, leasehold180 m
  • £210,000Gambrel Bank Road, OL6 8TWMay 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold180 m
  • £262,500Meadowbank, OL7 9TFDecember 2025, detached, established, leasehold210 m
  • £255,000Holland Grove, OL6 8TNMarch 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold220 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 8XW

In a straight line

GP practices

  • WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE830 m

Pharmacies

  • WATERLOO PHARMACY780 m

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods Waterloo Ashton Under LyneFarmfoods640 m
  • Tesco Ashton Under Lyne Oldham Rd ExpressTesco670 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

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

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.