OL5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Mossley and Micklehurst, in Tameside.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OL5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in OL5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How OL5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of OL5?
OL5 had 11,566 usual residents at the census.
OL5 is the 815th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in OL5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL5 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OL5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tameside 001A | 1,947 | No figure | 7 | 68.7% |
| Tameside 001B | 1,807 | No figure | 3 | 85.5% |
| Tameside 001C | 1,505 | No figure | 6 | 97.4% |
| Tameside 001D | 1,529 | No figure | 6 | 90.8% |
| Tameside 001E | 2,078 | No figure | 4 | 81.9% |
| Tameside 001F | 1,447 | No figure | 5 | 94.4% |
| Tameside 003A | 1,250 | No figure | 1 | 97.1% |
MPs for OL5
- Jonathan ReynoldsLabour (Co-op)MP for Stalybridge and Hyde99% of OL5’s postcodes
- Debbie AbrahamsLabourMP for Oldham East and Saddleworth0.5% of OL5’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in OL51
Postcode sectors in OL52
Council1
Towns in OL51
Postcode districts next to OL54
Nearest rail stations4
More in the OL postcode area2
OL5 in brief
OL5 is a postcode district covering Mossley and Micklehurst, in Tameside.
About 11,611 people lived in OL5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 213 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in OL5 was £200,000 in 2025.
OL5 had 11,566 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in OL5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OL5, 85.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.