OL5 9AE

Mossley · Tameside · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Mossley
Local authority
Tameside
Postcode district
OL5
Postcode sector
OL5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL5 9GD 98 m
OL5 9FQ 116 m
OL5 9RR 123 m
OL5 9RB 124 m
OL5 9EB 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL5 9AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL5
Postcode sector
OL5 9
Latitude
53.519184
Longitude
-2.036156
British National Grid easting
397,700
British National Grid northing
402,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Tameside · E08000008
Electoral ward
Mossley · E05014534
Parish or community
E04000008
Westminster constituency
Stalybridge and Hyde · E14001515
Output area
E00168639
Lower layer super output area
Tameside 001E · E01006058
Middle layer super output area
Tameside 001 · E02001229

Postcode source versions

Explore OL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
67
Primary
51
Secondary
8
  1. Milton St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    296 m
  2. Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    526 m
  3. Mossley Hollins High School

    Academy converter

    543 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL5 9 residents
6,256

Age bands in OL5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

1,190 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

590 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

1,730 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,720 residents

Age 65 and over
15.8%

979 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    193 MANCHESTER ROAD, MOSSLEY, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL5 9AJ

    ODS code P89006

    532 m

  • MOSSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    187 MANCHESTER ROAD, MOSSLEY, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL5 9AB

    ODS code P89612

    644 m

  • PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MARKET PLACE, MOSSLEY, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL5 0HE

    ODS code P89618

    646 m

  • MILLBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HOLLYBANK, OFF GROVE ROAD, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 3BJ

    ODS code Y02936

    3.0 km

  • LEESBROOK SURGERY

    MELLOR STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3DG

    ODS code P85005

    3.3 km

  • LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATHENS WAY, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3BP

    ODS code P85022

    3.5 km

  • SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SMITHY LANE, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, OL3 6AH

    ODS code P85016

    3.8 km

  • LOCKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 2PT

    ODS code P89005

    3.9 km

  • STAMFORD HOUSE

    2 PRINCESS STREET, ASHTON UNDER LYNE, OL6 9QH

    ODS code P89609

    4.0 km

  • GORDON STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    171 MOSSLEY ROAD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 6NE

    ODS code P89011

    4.0 km

  • STAVELEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    KING STREET, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 2AE

    ODS code P89007

    4.1 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S HOUSE SURGERY

    STALYBRIDGE RESOURCE CENTRE, THE OLD SCH,2 WATERLOO RD, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 2AU

    ODS code P89023

    4.1 km

  • HILL TOP SURGERY

    HILLTOP SURGERY, FITTON HILL NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, FIRCROFT ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 2QD

    ODS code Y02753

    4.3 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    4.4 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GLODWICK PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85622

    4.4 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    62 GROSVENOR STREET, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 1RZ

    ODS code P89026

    4.5 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    4.5 km

  • SPRINGFIELD HOUSE

    275 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 2RJ

    ODS code P85020

    4.5 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HOPWOOD HOUSE, THE VINEYARD, LEES ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1JN

    ODS code P85014

    4.7 km

  • ALBION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 ALBION STREET, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 6HF

    ODS code P89003

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Winterford Road

    BCT · Mossley

    0.1 miles
  • The Uplands

    BCT · Mossley

    0.1 miles
  • Woodend Mill

    BCT · Mossley

    0.1 miles
  • Woodend Mill

    BCT · Mossley

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Mossley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tameside 001E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,376 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

67 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 8 secondary schools. Milton St John's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 296 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.