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OL6 8DH

Ashton Hurst · Tameside · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ashton Hurst
Local authority
Tameside
Constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcode district
OL6
Postcode sector
OL6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL6 8PR 40 m
OL6 8PS 62 m
OL6 8PU 103 m
OL6 8PT 114 m
OL6 8PW 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL6 8DH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL6
Postcode sector
OL6 8
Latitude
53.497476
Longitude
-2.088160
British National Grid easting
394,249
British National Grid northing
400,088

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Tameside · E08000008
Electoral ward
Ashton Hurst · E05014519
Parish or community
E43000162
Westminster constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne · E14001070
Output area
E00030048
Lower layer super output area
Tameside 006C · E01005935
Middle layer super output area
Tameside 006 · E02001234

Postcode source versions

Explore OL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
123
Primary
85
Secondary
17

  1. Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    227 m

  2. Oasis Academy Broadoak

    Academy converter

    460 m

  3. Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne

    Voluntary aided school

    546 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OL6 8 residents
11,366

Age bands in OL6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

2,038 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,204 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

2,612 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

2,654 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

1,978 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

36

within 5 km straight-line

  • STAMFORD HOUSE

    2 PRINCESS STREET, ASHTON UNDER LYNE, OL6 9QH

    ODS code P89609

    761 m

  • GORDON STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89011

    841 m

  • ALBION MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89003

    875 m

  • ASHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P89008

    886 m

  • WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 DUNKERLEY STREET, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL7 9EJ

    ODS code P89613

    1.1 km

  • ASHTON GP SERVICE

    ASHTON PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 193 OLD STREET, ASHTON UNDER LYNE, OL6 7SR

    ODS code Y02586

    1.5 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    96-98 KING STREET, DUKINFIELD, SK16 4JZ

    ODS code P89022

    2.1 km

  • TOWN HALL SURGERY

    112 KING STREET, DUKINFIELD, SK16 4LD

    ODS code P89025

    2.1 km

  • WEST END MEDICAL CENTRE

    98-102 STOCKPORT ROAD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL7 0LH

    ODS code P89030

    2.3 km

  • DUKINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    20 CONCORD WAY, DUKINFIELD, SK16 4DB

    ODS code P89021

    2.4 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P89023

    2.4 km

  • STAVELEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    KING STREET, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 2AE

    ODS code P89007

    2.4 km

  • HT PRACTICE

    156 STOCKPORT ROAD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL7 0NW

    ODS code P89020

    2.6 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    62 GROSVENOR STREET, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 1RZ

    ODS code P89026

    2.6 km

  • HILL TOP SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02753

    2.7 km

  • LOCKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 2PT

    ODS code P89005

    3.1 km

  • GUIDE BRIDGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GUIDE LANE, AUDENSHAW, MANCHESTER, M34 5HY

    ODS code Y02713

    3.3 km

  • OLDHAM MEDICAL SERVICES

    LANGHAM HOUSE, 368 ASHTON ROAD, OLDHAM, OL8 3HF

    ODS code P85012

    3.5 km

  • PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89618

    3.6 km

  • MILLBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HOLLYBANK, OFF GROVE ROAD, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 3BJ

    ODS code Y02936

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Warwick Road

    BCT · Hurst Knoll

    0.1 miles

  • Warwick Road

    BCT · Hurst Knoll

    0.1 miles

  • Heginbottom Crescent

    BCT · Smallshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Heginbottom Crescent

    BCT · Smallshaw

    0.2 miles

  • Curzon Road

    BCT · Hurst Brook

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tameside 006C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

507 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

123 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 17 secondary schools. Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 227 m.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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