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OL6 8QA lies on Warwick Road in Ashton-under-lyne. OL6 8QA 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 8QA geodata

Easting394113
Northing400287
Latitude53.499247
Longitude-2.090215

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is OL6 8QA?

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

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OL6 8QA Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation140m459ft

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

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in OL6 8QA

5, WARWICK ROAD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8QA
2014
4 DEC
£240,000
7, WARWICK ROAD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8QA
2011
2 DEC
£138,000
5, WARWICK ROAD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8QA
1999
1 APR
£89,000

➜ Ashton-under-Lyne house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL6 8QA

Smallshaw Ln/Warwick Rd (Smallshaw Ln)Hurst Knoll61m
Smallshaw Ln/Warwick Rd (Smallshaw Ln)Hurst Knoll78m
Smallshaw Ln/Heginbottom Cres (Smallshaw Ln)Smallshaw159m
Broadoak Rd/Broadoak Hotel (Broadoak Rd)Smallshaw207m
Broadoak Rd/Broadoak Hotel (Broadoak Rd)Smallshaw209m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to OL6 8QA

Ashton-under-lyne (Manchester Metrolink) (Wellington Rd)Ashton Under Lyne1,120m
Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink) (Lord Sheldon Way)Ashton Moss1,638m

Nearest railway stations to OL6 8QA

Ashton-under-Lyne Station0.9km
Stalybridge Station2.4km
Guide Bridge Station3.2km

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Broadband

Broadband access in OL6 8QA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband37.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband37.5%

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

Broadband speed in OL6 8QA (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed43.7Mbps
Average download speed45.9Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)102,390
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)12,799
Median (kWh/meter)13,645

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)28,941
Meter count7
Mean (kWh/meter)4,134
Median (kWh/meter)4,239

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

MB Kitchen
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
MB Kitchen
84m
Old Ball Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Old Ball Inn
136m
Bean And Bun
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
Bean And Bun
207m

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Nearest post box to OL6 8QA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Higher Hurst Tso17:3011:40727m
27 Broadbent Avenue17:0011:00798m
Christchurch17:2511:50914m

OL6 8QA ITL and OL6 8QA 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 8QA:

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

OL6 8QA 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 8QA:

CodeName
OAE00030083
LSOAE01005934Tameside 006B
MSOAE02001234Tameside 006

Nearest postcodes to OL6 8QA

OL6 8QBHall Road60m
OL6 8PZCarlton Road108m
OL6 8PXSmallshaw Lane113m
OL6 8RBPollitt Avenue136m
OL6 8QWBroadoak Road137m
OL6 8PTLime Grove139m
OL6 8RASmallshaw Lane166m
OL6 8QDBroadoak Road168m
OL6 8PSSycamore Crescent179m
OL6 8PUElm Grove189m