Mossley
Mossley is covered by postcode districts OL3, OL5 and SK15. It is mostly in the Tameside council area: 354 of its 356 postcodes. The others are in Oldham.
Every postcode in Mossley, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 10
- Some can get gigabit: 88
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 255
- Ofcom gives no figure: 3
Of the 356 postcodes in Mossley that ONS places, 10 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 88 have some that can, 255 can all get it and 3 have no Ofcom figure.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5181, longitude -2.0381. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
What is it like to live in Mossley?
Homes sold for a typical £198,000 in the 12 months to September 2026. At 255 of the 353 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 200 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 40 of its 356 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Mossley (Manchester), 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; Ofcom Connected Nations; Environment Agency flood risk; Get Information about Schools; NHS GP practices; NaPTAN. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
What do homes cost in Mossley?
Homes in Mossley sold for a typical £198,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 147 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £199,995 from 201 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.
- Detached £369,000 9 sales
- Semi-detached £277,500 30 sales
- Terraced £190,000 96 sales
- Flat or maisonette £154,250 12 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole OL5 district, Mossley's main postcode district: a typical £199,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Mossley: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
Are new homes being built in Mossley?
9 of the 356 postcodes now in use in Mossley came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to September 2025, 1 of the 201 homes sold in Mossley were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL5 district, Under 1%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Mossley | Across the OL5 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to September 2026 | 0 of 147 (0%) | 0 of 149 (0%) |
| The 12 months to September 2025 | 1 of 201 (Under 1%) | 1 of 207 (Under 1%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Mossley?
Ofcom reports on 353 of the 356 postcodes in Mossley. At 255 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Is Mossley at risk of flooding?
40 of the 356 postcodes in Mossley have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 200 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
Which schools are in Mossley?
The open schools at the postcodes in Mossley. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School350 m 207 pupils, 210 places
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School450 m 208 pupils, 240 places
- St Joseph's RC Primary School500 m 147 pupils, 210 places
- Livingstone Primary School550 m 218 pupils, 240 places
- St George's CofE Primary School700 m 110 pupils, 175 places
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
How far is the station from Mossley?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Mossley is Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station, 400 m away in a straight line.
- Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
- Greenfield Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
- Stalybridge Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Which GP surgeries are in Mossley?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Mossley. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Pennine Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01457 832590 350 mWalk
- Mossley Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01457 833315 500 mWalk
- Pike Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01457 832561 500 mWalk
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Is Mossley safe? Crime recorded around it
Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Mossley. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.
Crime around one postcodeSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
Who runs Mossley?
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Stalybridge and Hyde (354) and Oldham East and Saddleworth (2)
- Police force area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Moving to Mossley
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Mossley is in Tameside; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell Tameside about council tax Council tax, on tameside.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Mossley
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Mossley postcodes
356 postcodes in use in Mossley, by district:
Those districts are in the OL postcode area and SK postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Mossley
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Mossley's £198,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Mossley
- What is the postcode for Mossley?
- Postcode districts OL3, OL5 and SK15, with 356 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- How much are houses in Mossley?
- A typical £198,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, from 147 sales. Source: HM Land Registry.
- What schools are in Mossley?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Milton St John's CofE Primary School, Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School and St Joseph's RC Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Mossley Hollins High School. Source: Department for Education.
- Does Mossley have a railway station?
- Yes: Mossley (Manchester) station, 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Mossley?
- Ofcom reports on 353 of the 356 postcodes in Mossley. At 255 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Is Mossley at risk of flooding?
- 40 of the 356 postcodes in Mossley have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 200 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. River and sea risk for the land, not surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Mossley?
- 9 of the 356 postcodes now in use in Mossley came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to September 2025, 1 of the 201 homes sold in Mossley were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL5 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS and HM Land Registry.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Environment Agency flood risk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- data.police.uk: police.uk
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
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