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OL6 8PX lies on Smallshaw Lane in Ashton-under-lyne. OL6 8PX is located in the Ashton Hurst 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 8PX maps

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

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OL6 8PX geodata

Easting394088
Northing400177
Latitude53.498258
Longitude-2.090589

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Where is OL6 8PX?

StreetSmallshaw Lane
Town/CityAshton-under-lyne
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictOL6

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OL6 8PX Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation130m427ft

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 Hurst
ConstituencyAshton-under-lyne

Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL6 8PX

Smallshaw Ln/Warwick Rd (Smallshaw Ln)Hurst Knoll62m
Ladbrooke Rd/Miller St (Ladbrooke Rd)Hurst Knoll140m
Smallshaw Ln/Warwick Rd (Smallshaw Ln)Hurst Knoll141m
Broadoak Rd/Old Ball Inn (Broadoak Rd)Hurst Knoll188m
Ladbrooke Rd/Miller St (Ladbrooke Rd)Hurst Knoll189m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to OL6 8PX

Ashton-under-lyne (Manchester Metrolink) (Wellington Rd)Ashton Under Lyne1,011m
Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink) (Lord Sheldon Way)Ashton Moss1,553m

Nearest railway stations to OL6 8PX

Ashton-under-Lyne Station0.8km
Stalybridge Station2.4km
Guide Bridge Station3km

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Broadband

Broadband access in OL6 8PX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband98.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband98.2%

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

Broadband speed in OL6 8PX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed34.7Mbps
Average download speed33.5Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed7.2Mbps
Average upload speed6.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed16.72Mbps

Broadband limitations in OL6 8PX (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 8PX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)608,631
Meter count56
Mean (kWh/meter)10,868
Median (kWh/meter)10,583

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)135,395
Meter count44
Mean (kWh/meter)3,077
Median (kWh/meter)2,624

Deprivation

73.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL6 8PX:

Food Standards Agency

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

Old Ball Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Old Ball Inn
100m
Firbank House Residential Care Home
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Firbank House
126m
MB Kitchen
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
MB Kitchen
137m

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Nearest post box to OL6 8PX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Higher Hurst Tso17:3011:40782m
Christchurch17:2511:50825m
27 Broadbent Avenue17:0011:00853m

OL6 8PX ITL and OL6 8PX 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 8PX:

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

OL6 8PX 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 8PX:

CodeName
OAE00030083
LSOAE01005934Tameside 006B
MSOAE02001234Tameside 006

Nearest postcodes to OL6 8PX

OL6 8PZCarlton Road26m
OL6 8PTLime Grove73m
OL6 8PUElm Grove96m
OL6 8QWBroadoak Road100m
OL6 8QAWarwick Road113m
OL6 8PSSycamore Crescent129m
OL6 8PYLadbrooke Road130m
OL6 8PWLadbrooke Road141m
OL6 8PNSmallshaw Lane152m
OL6 8QNBroadoak Road170m