OL6 8AE postcode in Tameside, England

OL6 8AE is a postcode in Tameside, in the Ashton Waterloo ward. It is in the Ashton-under-Lyne parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Tameside: 95% Typical price £231,000 Homes sold in OL6 8, last 12 months. ▲ 3.8% on the year before Nearest station Ashton-under-Lyne 2.4 km in a straight line

Where OL6 8AE is, and what is near it

Map of OL6 8AE and what is near it Map of OL6 8AE: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the OL6 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. OL6 8AA: also in OL6 8OL6 8AB: also in OL6 8OL6 8AD: also in OL6 8OL6 8AF: also in OL6 8OL6 8AG: also in OL6 8OL6 8AH: also in OL6 8OL6 8AJ: also in OL6 8OL6 8AL: also in OL6 8OL6 8AN: also in OL6 8OL6 8AP: also in OL6 8OL6 8AQ: also in OL6 8OL6 8AR: also in OL6 8OL6 8AW: also in OL6 8OL6 8BE: also in OL6 8OL6 8BG: also in OL6 8OL6 8BH: also in OL6 8OL6 8BJ: also in OL6 8OL6 8BL: also in OL6 8OL6 8BN: also in OL6 8OL6 8BP: also in OL6 8OL6 8BQ: also in OL6 8OL6 8BS: also in OL6 8OL6 8BT: also in OL6 8OL6 8BU: also in OL6 8OL6 8BW: also in OL6 8OL6 8BX: also in OL6 8OL6 8BY: also in OL6 8OL6 8BZ: also in OL6 8OL6 8DA: also in OL6 8OL6 8DB: also in OL6 8OL6 8DD: also in OL6 8OL6 8DE: also in OL6 8OL6 8DF: also in OL6 8OL6 8DG: also in OL6 8OL6 8DL: also in OL6 8OL6 8RF: also in OL6 8OL6 8SD: also in OL6 8OL6 8SE: also in OL6 8OL6 8TU: also in OL6 8OL6 8TX: also in OL6 8OL6 8TY: also in OL6 8OL6 8TZ: also in OL6 8OL6 8UA: also in OL6 8OL6 8UB: also in OL6 8OL6 8UE: also in OL6 8OL6 8UF: also in OL6 8OL6 8UG: also in OL6 8OL6 8UH: also in OL6 8OL6 8UJ: also in OL6 8OL6 8UL: also in OL6 8OL6 8UN: also in OL6 8OL6 8UP: also in OL6 8OL6 8UQ: also in OL6 8OL6 8UR: also in OL6 8OL6 8UT: also in OL6 8OL6 8UU: also in OL6 8OL6 8UW: also in OL6 8OL6 8UX: also in OL6 8OL6 8UY: also in OL6 8OL6 8UZ: also in OL6 8OL6 8XA: also in OL6 8OL6 8XB: also in OL6 8OL6 8XD: also in OL6 8OL6 8XE: also in OL6 8OL6 8XF: also in OL6 8OL6 8XG: also in OL6 8OL6 8XH: also in OL6 8OL6 8XJ: also in OL6 8OL6 8XL: also in OL6 8OL6 8XN: also in OL6 8OL6 8XP: also in OL6 8OL6 8XQ: also in OL6 8OL6 8XR: also in OL6 8OL6 8XS: also in OL6 8OL6 8XU: also in OL6 8OL6 8XW: also in OL6 8OL6 8XX: also in OL6 8OL6 8XY: also in OL6 8 GP 1.8 kmGP 2.0 km2 places, 2.4–2.6 kmMossley (Manchester) station 3.2 kmAshton Hurst OL6 8AE Map of OL6 8AE and what is near it Map of OL6 8AE: its centre point, with the 256 other postcodes in the OL6 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.8 kmAshton Hurst OL6 8AE
  • OL6 8AE
  • Other postcodes in OL6 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 53.5127, longitude -2.0889)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after OL6 8AE?

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 8AE?

None of the homes and businesses at OL6 8AE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Tameside: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

Tameside: 99%

The line marks the figure across Tameside.

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 8AE?

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 8AE 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 8AE.

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 8AE: 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 8AE 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 8AE?

Homes in OL6 8 sold for a typical £231,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 75 sales, up 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£231,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£222,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £302,500 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £215,000 43 sales
  • Terraced £160,000 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, 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 8AE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in OL6 8AE 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 8AE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 850 homes in the neighbourhood around OL6 8AE. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (28%). 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 8AE

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 £4,079 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,631.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 290 (34%)£1,631
Band Babout 90 (11%)£1,903
Band Cabout 220 (26%)£2,175
Band Dabout 140 (16%)£2,447
Band Eabout 50 (6%)£2,991
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,535
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£4,079
Band Hwithheld£4,894

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 28% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 19% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 8AE is in (ONS area E01005938), 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 8AE?

The nearest open schools to OL6 8AE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OL6 8AE, 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 8AE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OL6 8AE is Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink) Underground, metro or tram 2.6 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near OL6 8AE, 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 8AE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OL6 8AE, 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 8AE?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OL6 8AE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Northern Roots Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 kmCycle
  • Henrietta Street Car Park - A-U-L Charging point · 2 chargers 2.5 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.5 kmCycle

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 8AE?

The nearest to the centre of OL6 8AE, 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 8AE?

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 8AE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OL6 8AE, 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 8AE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OL6 8AE, 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 8AE?

The nearest vets to the centre of OL6 8AE 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 8AE in a conservation area?

The centre of OL6 8AE is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 8AE?

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 8AE. 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 8AE

Ward
Ashton Waterloo
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

OL6 8AD70 mOL6 8AB220 mOL6 8AA240 mOL6 8AF250 mOL6 8AG320 mOL6 8AP420 m
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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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