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OL6 9LQ lies on Alger Street in Ashton-under-lyne. OL6 9LQ is located in the Ashton St Michael's 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 9LQ maps

OL6 9LQ map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
OL6 9LQ map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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OL6 9LQ geodata

Easting394556
Northing399960
Latitude53.496313
Longitude-2.083531

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Where is OL6 9LQ?

StreetAlger Street
Town/CityAshton-under-lyne
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictOL6

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➜ Where is Ashton-under-Lyne?

OL6 9LQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL6 9LQ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation150m492ft

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 St Michael's
ConstituencyAshton-under-lyne

Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL6 9LQ

Kings Rd/Alderley St (Kings Rd)Hurst97m
Kings Rd/Curzon Rd (Kings Rd)Hurst Brook100m
Kings Rd/Alderley St (Kings Rd)Hurst139m
Curzon Rd/Union Rd (Curzon Rd)Hurst Brook143m
Curzon Rd/Turn St (Curzon Rd)Hurst Brook148m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to OL6 9LQ

Ashton-under-lyne (Manchester Metrolink) (Wellington Rd)Ashton Under Lyne1,170m

Nearest railway stations to OL6 9LQ

Ashton-under-Lyne Station0.9km
Stalybridge Station1.9km
Guide Bridge Station3.1km

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Broadband

Broadband access in OL6 9LQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband50.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband50.0%

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

Broadband limitations in OL6 9LQ (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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Deprivation

86% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL6 9LQ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL6 9LQ (metres)

Robertson Facilities Management Ltd At Hurst Knoll St James CE Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Hurst Knoll St James CE Primary School
170m
Top Chef
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Top Chef
189m
Little Giggles Day Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Day Nursery
194m

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Nearest post box to OL6 9LQ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Mossley Road P.o.17:3011:30516m
Higher Hurst Tso17:3011:40552m
27 Broadbent Avenue17:0011:00603m

OL6 9LQ ITL and OL6 9LQ 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 9LQ:

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

OL6 9LQ 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 9LQ:

CodeName
OAE00030087
LSOAE01005946Tameside 004D
MSOAE02001232Tameside 004

Nearest postcodes to OL6 9LQ

OL6 9LFBoard Street49m
OL6 9LHWaterloo Street50m
OL6 9NAKings Walk62m
OL6 9LRCedar Street85m
OL6 8JTKings Road97m
OL6 9LYProvidence Street99m
OL6 9LZPekin Street106m
OL6 8JXKings Road108m
OL6 9NECedar View110m
OL6 9LWCedar Street124m