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OL6 8DQ

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 8DF 74 m
OL6 8BS 87 m
OL6 8BT 88 m
OL6 8BU 140 m
OL6 8DD 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL6 8DQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL6
Postcode sector
OL6 8
Latitude
53.510173
Longitude
-2.081385
British National Grid easting
394,700
British National Grid northing
401,500

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
E00030054
Lower layer super output area
Tameside 002B · E01005939
Middle layer super output area
Tameside 002 · E02001230

Postcode source versions

Explore OL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
124
Primary
83
Secondary
15

  1. Holden Clough Primary School

    Academy converter

    185 m

  2. St Damian's RC Science College

    Voluntary aided school

    326 m

  3. Samuel Laycock School

    Academy special sponsor led

    524 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 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

45

within 5 km straight-line

  • HILL TOP SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02753

    1.7 km

  • STAMFORD HOUSE

    2 PRINCESS STREET, ASHTON UNDER LYNE, OL6 9QH

    ODS code P89609

    1.8 km

  • GORDON STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89011

    1.9 km

  • WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89613

    2.0 km

  • ALBION MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89003

    2.3 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P89008

    2.4 km

  • PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89618

    2.5 km

  • OLDHAM MEDICAL SERVICES

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

    ODS code P85012

    2.6 km

  • MOSSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89612

    2.7 km

  • PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89006

    2.7 km

  • ASHTON GP SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y02586

    3.0 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P89023

    3.2 km

  • ALEXANDRA GROUP MED PRACT

    137 GLODWICK ROAD, OLDHAM, OL4 1YN

    ODS code P85015

    3.2 km

  • GLODWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P85622

    3.2 km

  • STAVELEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    KING STREET, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 2AE

    ODS code P89007

    3.2 km

  • LEESBROOK SURGERY

    MELLOR STREET, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3DG

    ODS code P85005

    3.2 km

  • GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUGGET STREET, OLDHAM, OL4 1BN

    ODS code P85021

    3.2 km

  • HOLLINWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 CLIVE STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 3TR

    ODS code Y02933

    3.3 km

  • LEES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATHENS WAY, LEES, OLDHAM, OL4 3BP

    ODS code P85022

    3.4 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    62 GROSVENOR STREET, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 1RZ

    ODS code P89026

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 45 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lichfield Avenue

    BCT · Lily Lanes

    0.1 miles

  • Exeter Drive

    BCT · Hartshead

    0.1 miles

  • Lichfield Avenue

    BCT · Lily Lanes

    0.1 miles

  • Exeter Drive

    BCT · Hartshead

    0.1 miles

  • Lily Lanes

    BCT · Lily Lanes

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tameside 002B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,774 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

124 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 15 secondary schools. Holden Clough Primary School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

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