OL6 6DE postcode in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside

OL6 6DE is a postcode in Ashton-under-Lyne, in the St Peter's ward of Tameside. It is in the Ashton-under-Lyne parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Typical price £178,000 Homes sold in OL6 6, last 12 months. ▲ 1.7% on the year before Nearest school St James' Church of England Primary School 450 m in a straight line Nearest station Ashton-under-Lyne 50 m in a straight line

Where OL6 6DE is, and what is near it

Map of OL6 6DE and what is near it Map of OL6 6DE: its centre point, with the 225 other postcodes in the OL6 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 22 bus stops and 4 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. OL6 6AD: also in OL6 6OL6 6AJ: also in OL6 6OL6 6AL: also in OL6 6OL6 6AQ: also in OL6 6OL6 6AU: also in OL6 6OL6 6AW: also in OL6 6OL6 6AZ: also in OL6 6OL6 6BB: also in OL6 6OL6 6BD: also in OL6 6OL6 6BE: also in OL6 6OL6 6BH: also in OL6 6OL6 6BN: also in OL6 6OL6 6BP: also in OL6 6OL6 6BQ: also in OL6 6OL6 6BT: also in OL6 6OL6 6BU: also in OL6 6OL6 6BX: also in OL6 6OL6 6BY: also in OL6 6OL6 6BZ: also in OL6 6OL6 6DA: also in OL6 6OL6 6DD: also in OL6 6OL6 6DF: also in OL6 6OL6 6DJ: also in OL6 6OL6 6DP: also in OL6 6OL6 6DQ: also in OL6 6OL6 6DT: also in OL6 6OL6 6DU: also in OL6 6OL6 6DW: also in OL6 6OL6 6EF: also in OL6 6OL6 6EJ: also in OL6 6OL6 6EL: also in OL6 6OL6 6EN: also in OL6 6OL6 6EP: also in OL6 6OL6 6ER: also in OL6 6OL6 6ES: also in OL6 6OL6 6EW: also in OL6 6OL6 6EX: also in OL6 6OL6 6FS: also in OL6 6OL6 6GB: also in OL6 6OL6 6HA: also in OL6 6OL6 6HD: also in OL6 6OL6 6HE: also in OL6 6OL6 6HF: also in OL6 6OL6 6HG: also in OL6 6OL6 6HH: also in OL6 6OL6 6HJ: also in OL6 6OL6 6HL: also in OL6 6OL6 6HN: also in OL6 6OL6 6HP: also in OL6 6OL6 6HR: also in OL6 6OL6 6HS: also in OL6 6OL6 6HW: also in OL6 6OL6 6HX: also in OL6 6OL6 6HY: also in OL6 6OL6 6HZ: also in OL6 6OL6 6JA: also in OL6 6OL6 6JB: also in OL6 6OL6 6JD: also in OL6 6OL6 6JE: also in OL6 6OL6 6JF: also in OL6 6OL6 6JG: also in OL6 6OL6 6JJ: also in OL6 6OL6 6JL: also in OL6 6OL6 6JN: also in OL6 6OL6 6JP: also in OL6 6OL6 6JY: also in OL6 6OL6 6LA: also in OL6 6OL6 6LB: also in OL6 6OL6 6LE: also in OL6 6OL6 6LF: also in OL6 6OL6 6LG: also in OL6 6OL6 6LL: also in OL6 6OL6 6NG: also in OL6 6OL6 6QD: also in OL6 6OL6 6XL: also in OL6 6OL6 6XN: also in OL6 6 Gridserve 500 mSchool 500 m2 places, 650–700 mStansfield House 800 mAshton St Michael's OL6 6DE Map of OL6 6DE and what is near it Map of OL6 6DE: its centre point, with the 225 other postcodes in the OL6 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 22 bus stops and 4 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 500 mStansfield House 800 mAshton St Michael's OL6 6DE
  • OL6 6DE
  • Other postcodes in OL6 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 22 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4907, longitude -2.0943)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after OL6 6DE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at OL6 6DE?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for OL6 6DE. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at OL6 6DE?

BinDayBuddy does not read Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is OL6 6DE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include OL6 6DE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Tameside

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for OL6 6DE: 3,727 properties in Tameside are at high risk (2.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Tameside

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of OL6 6DE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near OL6 6DE?

Homes in OL6 6 sold for a typical £178,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 48 sales, up 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£178,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£175,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £225,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £165,000 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole OL6 district: a typical £198,500 from 212 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in OL6 6DE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in OL6 6DE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near OL6 6DE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,340 homes in the neighbourhood around OL6 6DE. Over half of them (87%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (47%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around OL6 6DE

Band D in Tameside for 2026‑27: £2,447. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,631 (band A) to £2,447 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,631.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 1,170 (87%)£1,631
Band Babout 140 (10%)£1,903
Band Cabout 20 (1%)£2,175
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,447
Band Ewithheld£2,991
Band Fwithheld£3,535
Band Gfewer than 5£4,079
Band Hfewer than 5£4,894

When the homes were built

  1. 47% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for Tameside before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of OL6 6DE is in (ONS area E01005948), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near OL6 6DE?

The nearest open schools to OL6 6DE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OL6 6DE, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to OL6 6DE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OL6 6DE is Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station, 50 metres away in a straight line.

  • Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station Railway station 50 mWalk
  • Stalybridge Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 250 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

22 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ashton Interchange, 129 m away.

More stations near OL6 6DE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near OL6 6DE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OL6 6DE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near OL6 6DE?

4 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OL6 6DE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Henrietta Street Car Park - A-U-L Charging point · 2 chargers 150 mWalk
  • Ashton Pools (Tameside Sports Trust) Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk
  • Ashton Pools (Tameside Sports Trust) Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near OL6 6DE?

The nearest to the centre of OL6 6DE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to OL6 6DE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near OL6 6DE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OL6 6DE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near OL6 6DE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OL6 6DE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near OL6 6DE?

The nearest vets to the centre of OL6 6DE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is OL6 6DE in a conservation area?

The centre of OL6 6DE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near OL6 6DE?

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 OL6 6DE. 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.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for OL6 6DE

Ward
St Peter's
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Ashton-under-Lyne
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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