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OL5 9AW

Mossley · Tameside · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Mossley
Local authority
Tameside
Constituency
Stalybridge and Hyde
Postcode district
OL5
Postcode sector
OL5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL5 9FL 30 m
OL5 9AN 58 m
OL5 9GA 108 m
OL5 9GE 135 m
OL5 0BD 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL5 9AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2004
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL5
Postcode sector
OL5 9
Latitude
53.517682
Longitude
-2.040468
British National Grid easting
397,414
British National Grid northing
402,333

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
E00030669
Lower layer super output area
Tameside 001C · E01006055
Middle layer super output area
Tameside 001 · E02001229

Postcode source versions

Explore OL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
55
Secondary
9

  1. St Joseph's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    278 m

  2. Milton St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    334 m

  3. Livingstone Primary School

    Community school

    524 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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89006

    261 m

  • PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89618

    344 m

  • MOSSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89612

    404 m

  • MILLBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HOLLYBANK, OFF GROVE ROAD, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 3BJ

    ODS code Y02936

    2.9 km

  • LEESBROOK SURGERY

    MELLOR STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3DG

    ODS code P85005

    3.2 km

  • LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATHENS WAY, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3BP

    ODS code P85022

    3.4 km

  • LOCKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 2PT

    ODS code P89005

    3.7 km

  • STAMFORD HOUSE

    2 PRINCESS STREET, ASHTON UNDER LYNE, OL6 9QH

    ODS code P89609

    3.7 km

  • GORDON STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89011

    3.7 km

  • STAVELEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    KING STREET, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 2AE

    ODS code P89007

    3.9 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P89023

    3.9 km

  • HILL TOP SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02753

    4.0 km

  • SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SMITHY LANE, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, OL3 6AH

    ODS code P85016

    4.1 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    62 GROSVENOR STREET, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 1RZ

    ODS code P89026

    4.2 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    4.3 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85622

    4.3 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    4.3 km

  • ALBION MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89003

    4.5 km

  • SPRINGFIELD HOUSE

    275 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 2RJ

    ODS code P85020

    4.5 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL GROUP

    CHAPEL STREET, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 6EW

    ODS code P89008

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Portman Street

    BCT · Mossley

    0.0 miles

  • Portman Street

    BCT · Mossley

    0.1 miles

  • Jacob's Ladder

    BCT · Mossley

    0.1 miles

  • Jacob's Ladder

    BCT · Top Mossley

    0.1 miles

  • Stamford Road

    BCT · Mossley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tameside 001C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,035 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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

74 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Joseph's RC Primary School is the nearest published school at 278 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.