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OL6 8XD lies on Bowland Close in Ashton-under-lyne. OL6 8XD 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 8XD maps

OL6 8XD map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

OL6 8XD map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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OL6 8XD geodata

Easting	394325
Northing	401348
Latitude	53.508786
Longitude	-2.087038

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is OL6 8XD?

Street	Bowland Close
Town/City	Ashton-under-lyne
Country	England
Postcode District	OL6
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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OL6 8XD Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	140m	459ft

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

Ward	Ashton Hurst
Constituency	Ashton-under-lyne

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in OL6 8XD

3, BOWLAND CLOSE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8XD 2010 22 DEC £143,000
5, BOWLAND CLOSE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8XD 2009 31 JUL £164,000
8, BOWLAND CLOSE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8XD 2003 11 AUG £67,000
5, BOWLAND CLOSE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8XD 2001 21 MAY £73,400
7, BOWLAND CLOSE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8XD 1999 19 NOV £68,000
8, BOWLAND CLOSE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8XD 1997 29 JUL £55,000
8, BOWLAND CLOSE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8XD 1996 24 SEP £74,000

➜ 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 8XD

St. Albans Ave/Exmoor Cl (St Albans Ave)	Hartshead	63m
St. Albans Ave/Alton Cl (St Albans Ave)	Hartshead	71m
St. Albans Ave/Sherwood Cl (St Albans Ave)	Hartshead	253m
St. Albans Ave/Rochester Cl (St Albans Ave)	Hartshead	296m
St Albans Ave/St David's Cl (St Albans Ave)	Hartshead	334m

Nearest railway stations to OL6 8XD

Ashton-under-Lyne Station	2km
Mossley (Manchester) Station	3.1km
Stalybridge Station	3.1km

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Broadband

Broadband access in OL6 8XD (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in OL6 8XD (2019 data)

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Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	37.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	59.36Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.9Mbps
Average upload speed	6.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.76Mbps

Broadband limitations in OL6 8XD (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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OL6 8XD gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	184,132
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,739
Median (kWh/meter)	16,308

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	28,750
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,594
Median (kWh/meter)	3,519

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in OL6 8XD, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in OL6 8XD.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

39.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL6 8XD:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Robertson Facilities Management Ltd At Holden Clough Primary School

Holden Clough Community Primary School

230m

Ashton-Under-Lyne Rugby Union Football Club

Ashton Under Lyne Rugby Club

410m

Sheikhs

Sheikhs

453m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to OL6 8XD

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lees Road P.o.	17:30	12:05	737m
Higher Hurst Tso	17:30	11:40	1,033m
27 Broadbent Avenue	17:00	11:00	1,053m

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OL6 8XD ITL and OL6 8XD 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 8XD:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD3	Greater Manchester
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD35	Greater Manchester South East
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000008	Tameside

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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OL6 8XD 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 8XD:

	Code	Name
OA	E00030054
LSOA	E01005939	Tameside 002B
MSOA	E02001230	Tameside 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to OL6 8XD

OL6 8XG	Alton Close	57m
OL6 8UZ	Exmoor Close	59m
OL6 8UX	Epping Close	88m
OL6 8UR	St Albans Avenue	113m
OL6 8XB	Newstead Avenue	121m
OL6 8UY	Whernside Avenue	137m
OL6 8XE	Malvern Avenue	137m
OL6 8XF	St Albans Avenue	137m
OL6 8XJ	Whalley Grove	148m
OL6 8XH	Tewkesbury Avenue	172m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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