OL5 9BZ

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 9BH 72 m
OL5 9GG 72 m
OL5 9BE 79 m
OL5 9GF 106 m
OL5 9BL 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL5 9BZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL5
Postcode sector
OL5 9
Latitude
53.527527
Longitude
-2.029450
British National Grid easting
398,145
British National Grid northing
403,428

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
E00168650
Lower layer super output area
Tameside 001A · E01006053
Middle layer super output area
Tameside 001 · E02001229

Postcode source versions

Explore OL5

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, The Moorings, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL5 9BZ 1 November 2004 £250,000
3, The Moorings, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL5 9BZ 15 January 2001 £120,000
1, The Moorings, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL5 9BZ 16 December 1999 £122,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
44
Secondary
7
  1. Friezland Primary School

    Foundation school

    675 m
  2. Mossley Hollins High School

    Academy converter

    870 m
  3. Milton St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

6 female, 9 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OL5 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89618

    1.5 km

  • PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89006

    1.6 km

  • MOSSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89612

    1.7 km

  • SADDLEWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SMITHY LANE, UPPERMILL, OLDHAM, OL3 6AH

    ODS code P85016

    2.8 km

  • LEESBROOK SURGERY

    MELLOR STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3DG

    ODS code P85005

    3.1 km

  • LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATHENS WAY, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3BP

    ODS code P85022

    3.3 km

  • MILLBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HOLLYBANK, OFF GROVE ROAD, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 3BJ

    ODS code Y02936

    3.9 km

  • SPRINGFIELD HOUSE

    275 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 2RJ

    ODS code P85020

    4.3 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    4.5 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85622

    4.5 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    4.6 km

  • HOPWOOD HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85014

    4.7 km

  • HILL TOP SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02753

    4.8 km

  • LOCKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 2PT

    ODS code P89005

    4.9 km

  • MOORSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MOORSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE, 681 RIPPONDEN ROAD, MOORSIDE, OLDHAM, OL1 4JU

    ODS code P85606

    4.9 km

  • STAMFORD HOUSE

    2 PRINCESS STREET, ASHTON UNDER LYNE, OL6 9QH

    ODS code P89609

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Moorings

    BCT · Roaches

    0.0 miles
  • The Moorings

    BCT · Roaches

    0.1 miles
  • Tame Street

    BCT · Roaches

    0.1 miles
  • Tame Street

    BCT · Roaches

    0.1 miles
  • Shadows Lane

    BCT · Roaches

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tameside 001A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,554 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 7 secondary schools. Friezland Primary School is the nearest published school at 675 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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