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OL6 8QP lies on Cranbourne Road in Ashton-under-lyne. OL6 8QP 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 8QP maps

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

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OL6 8QP geodata

Easting393875
Northing400115
Latitude53.497698
Longitude-2.093799

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Where is OL6 8QP?

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

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➜ Where is Ashton-under-Lyne?

OL6 8QP Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL6 8QP 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 8QP

Broadoak Rd/Old Ball Inn (Broadoak Rd)Hurst Knoll59m
Henrietta St/Smallshaw Ln (Henrietta St)Hurst Knoll101m
Cranbourne Rd/Vicarage Rd (Cranbourne Rd)Waterloo187m
Vicarage Rd/Mallory Ave (Vicarage Rd)Waterloo243m
Vicarage Rd/Everest Ave (Vicarage Rd)Waterloo262m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to OL6 8QP

Ashton-under-lyne (Manchester Metrolink) (Wellington Rd)Ashton Under Lyne867m
Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink) (Lord Sheldon Way)Ashton Moss1,345m

Nearest railway stations to OL6 8QP

Ashton-under-Lyne Station0.7km
Stalybridge Station2.5km
Guide Bridge Station2.9km

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Broadband

Broadband access in OL6 8QP (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in OL6 8QP (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed36.8Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed8.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)134,955
Meter count7
Mean (kWh/meter)19,279
Median (kWh/meter)19,543

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Charlies Friendly Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Charlies Friendly Store
85m
Old Ball Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Old Ball Inn
157m
Firbank House Residential Care Home
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Firbank House
170m

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Nearest post box to OL6 8QP

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Christchurch17:2511:50622m
Higher Hurst Tso17:3011:401,003m
27 Broadbent Avenue17:0011:001,074m

OL6 8QP ITL and OL6 8QP 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 8QP:

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

OL6 8QP 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 8QP:

CodeName
OAE00030081
LSOAE01005934Tameside 006B
MSOAE02001234Tameside 006

Nearest postcodes to OL6 8QP

OL6 8QNBroadoak Road60m
OL6 8TDWenlock Avenue67m
OL6 8TBCranbourne Terrace81m
OL6 8QRHenrietta Street101m
OL6 8PNSmallshaw Lane109m
OL6 8PYLadbrooke Road111m
OL6 8QWBroadoak Road158m
OL6 8QJLyndhurst Avenue165m
OL6 8PLFirs Avenue177m
OL7 9RBHunt Avenue185m