OL6 6SG

a postcode in Tameside

Introduced in June 1997

OL6 6SG	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with OL6 6SG

Darnton Gardens - 27 properties, USRN 39301931

Arundel Street - 2 properties, USRN 39300304

Darnton Road - 1 property, USRN 39301928

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4913 / 53°29'28"N

Longitude: -2.0743 / 2°4'27"W

UTM Reference: 30U 561416 5927319

OS Easting: 395168

OS Northing: 399394

OS Grid: SJ951993

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FXY2.Q6

Mapcode Global: WHB9K.3HHW

Open Location Code: 9C5VFWRG+G7

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83xl17

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 5b2

Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
Suburban Professionals
Established Multi-Ethnic Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12599 / 32844

4th decile
somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for OL6 6SG on Monday 29 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:17
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:50
Sunrise	04:42
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:11
Sunset	21:41
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:06

Hours of daylight today	04:12 to 22:11
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:11 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Full Moon
Moon Sets	02:22
Moon Rises	21:06

For a full sun and moon calendar for OL6 6SG, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in OL6 6SG

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
10 October 2022	20 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£450,000
4 August 2022	21 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£500,000
16 July 2021	9 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£275,000
11 August 2017	9 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£202,000
4 August 2017	22 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£285,000
11 December 2015	24 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£193,000
30 September 2014	9 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£176,500
12 August 2011	4 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£170,000
24 October 2008	23 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£280,000
2 February 2007	19 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£295,000
7 December 2006	1 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£237,000
18 October 2006	14 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£279,950
14 September 2006	22 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£270,000
15 April 2004	4 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£178,500
5 August 2003	1 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£194,000
30 August 2002	9 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£125,000
22 August 2001	10 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£115,000
8 December 2000	27 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£113,000
18 October 1999	10 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£92,950
28 June 1999	10 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£90,000
15 October 1998	8 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£99,950
6 April 1998	21 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£114,950
26 March 1998	15 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£132,950
13 March 1998	24 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£100,950
20 February 1998	23 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£120,950
18 December 1997	7 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£103,950
26 September 1997	22 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£108,950
27 August 1997	27 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£103,950
29 July 1997	25 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£99,950
18 July 1997	19 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£120,950
8 July 1997	10 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£87,500
30 June 1997	5 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£102,500
27 June 1997	12 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£99,950
27 June 1997	18 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£108,950
27 June 1997	20 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£120,950
27 June 1997	17 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£108,950
26 June 1997	14 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£84,500
26 June 1997	26 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£130,950
20 June 1997	11 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£104,500
20 June 1997	9 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£82,950
16 June 1997	2 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£130,950
30 May 1997	6 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£82,950
30 May 1997	3 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£99,950
30 May 1997	4 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£84,500
9 May 1997	1 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£108,950
27 February 1997	16 Darnton Gardens, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6SG	Detached	Leasehold	£120,950

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for OL6 6SG

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Ashton-under-Lyne

MP

Angela Rayner Labour

Tameside Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Ashton St Michael's

Councillors

Andrew McLaren Labour

Bill Fairfoull Labour

Jean Drennan Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for OL6 6SG

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00030096		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01005944	Tameside 007D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001235	Tameside 007	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014520	Ashton St Michael's	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E08000008	Tameside	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001070	Ashton-under-Lyne	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000005	Greater Manchester	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000239	Manchester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33005744		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000015	Greater Manchester	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000263	NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 01Y	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000162	Tameside, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000057	NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2024	ODS
E56000032	Greater Manchester	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63008370	Ashton-under-Lyne	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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