OL6 8AB

a postcode in Tameside

Introduced in January 1980

OL6 8AB	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with OL6 8AB

Alt Hill Lane - 16 properties, USRN 39300148

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5138 / 53°30'49"N

Longitude: -2.0916 / 2°5'29"W

UTM Reference: 30U 560235 5929812

OS Easting: 394022

OS Northing: 401903

OS Grid: SD940019

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FWTT.Z4

Mapcode Global: WHB9B.VY54

Open Location Code: 9C5VGW75+G9

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83wm93

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 6305 / 32844

2nd decile
much more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for OL6 8AB on Monday 29 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:16
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	21:07

For a full sun and moon calendar for OL6 8AB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in OL6 8AB

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
16 February 2024	Fairbottom Barn, Lower Alt Hill, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8AB	Detached	Freehold	£733,000
16 January 2023	1, Fairfield, Lower Alt Hill, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8AB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£160,000
16 June 2017	Fairbottom Methodist Church, Alt Hill Lane, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8AB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£60,000
10 January 2017	3, Fairfield, Lower Alt Hill, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8AB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£61,000
17 February 2012	1, Fairfield, Lower Alt Hill, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8AB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£85,000
10 October 2006	Fairbottom Methodist Church, Alt Hill Lane, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8AB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£58,572
6 December 2002	2, Fairfield, Lower Alt Hill, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8AB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£74,000
26 October 2001	1, Fairfield, Lower Alt Hill, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8AB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£51,000
27 October 2000	Pickford Hall, Lower Alt Hill, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8AB	Detached	Freehold	£56,000
29 January 1999	2, Fairfield, Lower Alt Hill, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8AB	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£46,950

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 8AB

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Ashton-under-Lyne

MP

Angela Rayner Labour

Tameside Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Ashton Waterloo

Councillors

Vimal Choksi Labour

Dave Howarth Labour

Sangita Patel Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for OL6 8AB

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00030052		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01005938	Tameside 002A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001230	Tameside 002	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014521	Ashton Waterloo	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
E33002745		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
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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