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OL6 8TA is located in the Ashton Waterloo 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 8TA maps

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

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OL6 8TA geodata

Easting393866
Northing399987
Latitude53.496548
Longitude-2.093932

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Where is OL6 8TA?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictOL6

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➜ Where is Ashton-under-Lyne?

OL6 8TA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL6 8TA 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 Waterloo
ConstituencyAshton-under-lyne

Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL6 8TA

Henrietta St/Smallshaw Ln (Henrietta St)Hurst Knoll57m
Broadoak Rd/Old Ball Inn (Broadoak Rd)Hurst Knoll114m
Cranbourne Rd/Vicarage Rd (Cranbourne Rd)Waterloo154m
Henrietta St/Miller St (Henrietta St)Hurst Brook184m
Lordsfield Ave/Northumberland Ave (Lordsfields Ave)Hurst Brook189m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to OL6 8TA

Ashton-under-lyne (Manchester Metrolink) (Wellington Rd)Ashton Under Lyne744m
Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink) (Lord Sheldon Way)Ashton Moss1,262m

Nearest railway stations to OL6 8TA

Ashton-under-Lyne Station0.6km
Stalybridge Station2.5km
Guide Bridge Station2.8km

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Broadband

Broadband access in OL6 8TA (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 8TA (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed14.8Mbps
Average download speed28.5Mbps
Maximum download speed78.12Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed6.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)187,624
Meter count17
Mean (kWh/meter)11,037
Median (kWh/meter)9,946

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)29,104
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)1,819
Median (kWh/meter)1,741

Deprivation

86.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL6 8TA:

Food Standards Agency

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

Charlies Friendly Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Charlies Friendly Store
94m
Firbank House Residential Care Home
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Firbank House
186m
Charlestown Private Day Nursery School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Charlestown Private Day Nursery
232m

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Nearest post box to OL6 8TA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Christchurch17:2511:50534m
Higher Hurst Tso17:3011:401,060m
Mossley Road P.o.17:3011:301,088m

OL6 8TA ITL and OL6 8TA 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 8TA:

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

OL6 8TA 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 8TA:

CodeName
OAE00030141
LSOAE01005949Tameside 006D
MSOAE02001234Tameside 006

Nearest postcodes to OL6 8TA

OL6 8TBCranbourne Terrace71m
OL6 8QRHenrietta Street84m
OL6 8PJPine Street110m
OL6 8PHHenrietta Street127m
OL6 8QPCranbourne Road128m
OL6 8SZTurner Lane129m
OL6 8SXElizabeth Street136m
OL6 8PNSmallshaw Lane140m
OL6 8TDWenlock Avenue148m
OL6 8PLFirs Avenue153m