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OL6 8HJ lies on Palace Road in Ashton-under-lyne. OL6 8HJ is located in the Ashton St Michael's electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Tameside and the English Parliamentary constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 01Y and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

OL6 8HJ maps

OL6 8HJ map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
OL6 8HJ map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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OL6 8HJ geodata

Easting395428
Northing400142
Latitude53.497957
Longitude-2.070389

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Where is OL6 8HJ?

StreetPalace Road
Town/CityAshton-under-lyne
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictOL6

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OL6 8HJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL6 8HJ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation160m525ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardAshton St Michael's
ConstituencyAshton-under-lyne

Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL6 8HJ

Palace Road (W Bnd) (Palace Road)Hurst19m
Rose Hill Road/Palace Road (N Bnd) (Rose Hill Road)Hazelhurst113m
Mossley Rd/Park Square (Mossley Rd)Hazelhurst161m
Mossley Rd/Park Square (Mossley Rd)Hazelhurst198m
Rose Hill Road (S Bnd) (Rose Hill Road)Hazelhurst220m

Nearest railway stations to OL6 8HJ

Stalybridge Station1.6km
Ashton-under-Lyne Station1.8km
Mossley (Manchester) Station2.7km

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Broadband

Broadband access in OL6 8HJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband100.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in OL6 8HJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed55.0Mbps
Average download speed97.1Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.8Mbps
Average upload speed10.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in OL6 8HJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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OL6 8HJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in OL6 8HJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)424,261
Meter count36
Mean (kWh/meter)11,785
Median (kWh/meter)11,718

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)117,620
Meter count29
Mean (kWh/meter)4,056
Median (kWh/meter)3,493

Deprivation

93.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL6 8HJ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL6 8HJ (metres)

Heroes Of Waterloo
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Heroes Of Waterloo Hotel
281m
Robertson Facilities Management Ltd At Rosehill Methodist School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Rosehill Methodist Community Primary School
307m
Queens Road Convenience Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Queens Road Convenience Store
486m

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Nearest post box to OL6 8HJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
27 Broadbent Avenue17:0011:00624m
Higher Hurst Tso17:3011:40676m
Mossley Road P.o.17:3011:30827m

OL6 8HJ ITL and OL6 8HJ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for OL6 8HJ:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD3Greater Manchester
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD35Greater Manchester South East
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000008Tameside

OL6 8HJ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for OL6 8HJ:

CodeName
OAE00030111
LSOAE01005945Tameside 004C
MSOAE02001232Tameside 004

Nearest postcodes to OL6 8HJ

OL6 8HXRose Hill Close85m
OL6 8HPHadfield Crescent110m
OL6 8HRRose Hill Road127m
OL6 9RUMossley Road153m
OL6 8HSRose Hill Road171m
OL6 8HWHadfield Crescent177m
OL6 8HNTownsley Grove185m
OL6 9SJMossley Road190m
OL6 9RTPark Square215m
OL6 9RDWaterloo Gardens222m