OL6
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Ashton-under-Lyne, Hurst Brook and Smallshaw, 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 OL6 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in OL6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How OL6 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of OL6?
OL6 had 30,848 usual residents at the census.
OL6 is the 879th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in OL6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OL6 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OL6
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tameside 002A | 1,567 | No figure | 2 | 78.8% |
| Tameside 002B | 1,271 | No figure | 5 | 96.9% |
| Tameside 002C | 1,400 | No figure | 5 | 98.1% |
| Tameside 004A | 1,516 | No figure | 7 | 99.7% |
| Tameside 004B | 1,707 | No figure | 3 | 99.1% |
| Tameside 004C | 2,043 | No figure | 1 | 98.6% |
| Tameside 004D | 1,587 | No figure | 2 | 99.1% |
| Tameside 004E | 1,839 | No figure | 1 | 99.8% |
| Tameside 006A | 1,574 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Tameside 006B | 1,507 | No figure | 3 | 99.7% |
| Tameside 006C | 1,465 | No figure | 1 | 99.2% |
| Tameside 006D | 1,652 | No figure | 2 | 99.6% |
| Tameside 007A | 1,884 | No figure | 1 | 98.7% |
| Tameside 007B | 1,661 | No figure | 5 | 97.4% |
| Tameside 007C | 1,817 | No figure | 3 | 95.9% |
| Tameside 007D | 1,853 | No figure | 6 | 97.2% |
| Tameside 013A | 2,314 | No figure | 1 | 85.1% |
| Tameside 013F | 1,190 | No figure | 1 | 95.1% |
MPs for OL6
- Angela RaynerLabourMP for Ashton-under-Lyne99% of OL6’s postcodes
- Jonathan ReynoldsLabour (Co-op)MP for Stalybridge and Hyde0.4% of OL6’s postcodes
- Debbie AbrahamsLabourMP for Oldham East and Saddleworth0.1% of OL6’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 OL64
Postcode sectors in OL65
Council1
Towns in OL61
Postcode districts next to OL66
Nearest rail stations4
More in the OL postcode area2
OL6 in brief
OL6 is a postcode district covering Ashton-under-Lyne, Hurst Brook and Smallshaw, in Tameside.
About 32,299 people lived in OL6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 329 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in OL6 was £220,000 in 2025.
OL6 had 30,848 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in OL6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OL6, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.