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, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 9
- In use before 2020: 347
Of the 356 postcodes in Mossley that ONS places, 9 are new since 2020 and 347 were in use before 2020.
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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. 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
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: 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. How we use them
What is it like to live in Mossley?
Homes sold for a typical £198,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.8% on the 12 months before. 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 2 secondary schools 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.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Mossley?
Homes in Mossley sold for a typical £198,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 150 sales, up 1.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £347,000 8 sales
- Semi-detached £277,500 30 sales
- Terraced £191,783 100 sales
- Flat or maisonette £150,500 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 £199,500.
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 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
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 August 2025, 0 of the 192 homes sold in Mossley were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL5 district, 0%.
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 August 2026 | 0 of 150 (0%) | 0 of 152 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 192 (0%) | 0 of 197 (0%) |
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.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
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, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
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, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
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.
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: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
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: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
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
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
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 (data.police.uk), from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Mossley?
- Councils
- Tameside (354) and Oldham (2)
- 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: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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.
Check a Mossley postcode
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 £198,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Mossley
- What is it like to live in Mossley?
- Homes sold for a typical £198,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.8% on the 12 months before. 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 2 secondary schools 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. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Mossley?
- Mossley is covered by postcode districts OL3, OL5 and SK15, across 356 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Mossley?
- Homes in Mossley sold for a typical £198,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 150 sales, up 1.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Mossley?
- 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 Minds Education and Mossley Hollins High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Does Mossley have a railway station?
- Yes: Mossley (Manchester) is 400 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Mossley, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 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. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 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. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out 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 August 2025, 0 of the 192 homes sold in Mossley were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OL5 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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