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OL7 9SU

Ashton Waterloo · Tameside · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ashton Waterloo
Local authority
Tameside
Constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcode district
OL7
Postcode sector
OL7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OL7 9ST 46 m
OL7 9SA 62 m
OL7 9SX 73 m
OL7 9SL 83 m
OL7 9SJ 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OL7 9SU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OL
Postcode district
OL7
Postcode sector
OL7 9
Latitude
53.497292
Longitude
-2.114419
British National Grid easting
392,507
British National Grid northing
400,070

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Tameside · E08000008
Electoral ward
Ashton Waterloo · E05014521
Parish or community
E43000162
Westminster constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne · E14001070
Output area
E00030180
Lower layer super output area
Tameside 005B · E01005956
Middle layer super output area
Tameside 005 · E02001233

Postcode source versions

Explore OL7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
142
Primary
94
Secondary
18

  1. Waterloo Primary School

    Academy converter

    647 m

  2. The Limes School

    Other independent special school

    657 m

  3. Canon Burrows CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    763 m

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
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

13 female, 7 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.7
OL7 9 residents
11,406

Age bands in OL7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

2,201 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,179 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

2,847 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,987 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

2,158 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OL7 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+
91.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
91.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
91.7%
Gigabit-capable
91.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
91.7%
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

43

within 5 km

  • WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89613

    717 m

  • ASHTON GP SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y02586

    1.6 km

  • WEST END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89030

    1.9 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code P89008

    1.9 km

  • ALBION MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89003

    1.9 km

  • HT PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P89020

    2.1 km

  • DROYLSDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-3 ALBION DRIVE, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, M43 7NP

    ODS code Y02663

    2.4 km

  • STAMFORD HOUSE

    2 PRINCESS STREET, ASHTON UNDER LYNE, OL6 9QH

    ODS code P89609

    2.4 km

  • GORDON STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P89011

    2.5 km

  • KING STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    96-98 KING STREET, DUKINFIELD, SK16 4JZ

    ODS code P89022

    2.5 km

  • TOWN HALL SURGERY

    112 KING STREET, DUKINFIELD, SK16 4LD

    ODS code P89025

    2.5 km

  • HILL TOP SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02753

    2.7 km

  • MEDLOCK VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    58 ASHTON ROAD, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, M43 7BW

    ODS code P89010

    2.8 km

  • GUIDE BRIDGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GUIDE LANE, AUDENSHAW, MANCHESTER, M34 5HY

    ODS code Y02713

    2.9 km

  • HOLLINWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 CLIVE STREET, OLDHAM, OL8 3TR

    ODS code Y02933

    2.9 km

  • MARKET STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    76 MARKET STREET, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, M43 6DE

    ODS code P89029

    2.9 km

  • DUKINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    20 CONCORD WAY, DUKINFIELD, SK16 4DB

    ODS code P89021

    3.1 km

  • OLDHAM MEDICAL SERVICES

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

    ODS code P85012

    3.1 km

  • MEDLOCK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KEPPEL BUILDING, FAILSWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, ASHTON ROAD WEST, MANCHESTER, M35 0AD

    ODS code P85610

    3.1 km

  • QUAYSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASHTON ROAD WEST, MANCHESTER, M35 0AD

    ODS code P85026

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 43 matching practices.

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Springvale Close

    BCT · Taunton

    0.0 miles

  • Rothbury Avenue

    BCT · Taunton

    0.1 miles

  • Windsor Drive

    BCT · Crowhill

    0.2 miles

  • Windsor Drive

    BCT · Crowhill

    0.2 miles

  • Newmarket Grove

    BCT · Taunton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tameside 005B, 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

16,017 of 33,755

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

142 open schools are in scope, including 94 primary and 18 secondary schools. Waterloo Primary School is the nearest published school at 647 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.