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OL6 8EA

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 8DZ 23 m
OL6 9HN 25 m
OL6 9EQ 60 m
OL6 9HL 69 m
OL6 9EH 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL6 8EA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL6
Postcode sector
OL6 8
Latitude
53.501186
Longitude
-2.078353
British National Grid easting
394,900
British National Grid northing
400,500

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
E00030075
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
117
Primary
82
Secondary
14

  1. St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    297 m

  2. Dixons Ashton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    525 m

  3. Samuel Laycock School

    Academy special sponsor led

    594 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

32

within 5 km straight-line

  • STAMFORD HOUSE

    2 PRINCESS STREET, ASHTON UNDER LYNE, OL6 9QH

    ODS code P89609

    837 m

  • GORDON STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89011

    919 m

  • ALBION MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89003

    1.5 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P89008

    1.5 km

  • WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89613

    1.7 km

  • ASHTON GP SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y02586

    2.2 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P89023

    2.2 km

  • STAVELEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    KING STREET, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 2AE

    ODS code P89007

    2.3 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    62 GROSVENOR STREET, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 1RZ

    ODS code P89026

    2.5 km

  • HILL TOP SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02753

    2.6 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    96-98 KING STREET, DUKINFIELD, SK16 4JZ

    ODS code P89022

    2.7 km

  • TOWN HALL SURGERY

    112 KING STREET, DUKINFIELD, SK16 4LD

    ODS code P89025

    2.7 km

  • DUKINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    20 CONCORD WAY, DUKINFIELD, SK16 4DB

    ODS code P89021

    2.8 km

  • LOCKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 2PT

    ODS code P89005

    2.8 km

  • PIKE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89618

    2.9 km

  • MOSSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89612

    2.9 km

  • PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89006

    2.9 km

  • WEST END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89030

    3.0 km

  • MILLBROOK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HOLLYBANK, OFF GROVE ROAD, STALYBRIDGE, SK15 3BJ

    ODS code Y02936

    3.1 km

  • HT PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89020

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hurst Cross

    BCT · Hurst Cross

    0.0 miles

  • Rowley Street

    BCT · Hurst Cross

    0.1 miles

  • King's Road

    BCT · Hurst Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Springfield Street

    BCT · Hurst Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Rowley Street

    BCT · Hurst Cross

    0.1 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

117 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 14 secondary schools. St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 297 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.