OL6 8BE

a postcode in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside

Introduced in January 1980

OL6 8BE	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 8BE

School Avenue - 18 properties, USRN 39305838

Wesley Drive - 1 property, USRN 39308968

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.505 / 53°30'17"N

Longitude: -2.0789 / 2°4'44"W

UTM Reference: 30U 561089 5928840

OS Easting: 394862

OS Northing: 400921

OS Grid: SD948009

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FWXX.Q9

Mapcode Global: WHB9K.159C

Open Location Code: 9C5VGW3C+XC

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83xm01

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 6b1

Suburbanites
Semi-Detached Suburbia
Multi-Ethnic Suburbia

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 8BE on Thursday 23 January 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	06:02
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	06:43
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	07:27
Sunrise	08:06
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:20
Sunset	16:33
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	17:13
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	17:56
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	18:37

Hours of daylight today	07:36 to 17:03
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	17:03 to 07:35
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	02:58
Moon sets	10:54

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

Residential Property Sales in OL6 8BE

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
14 December 2022	7 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Detached	Freehold	£357,500
26 April 2021	10 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£173,000
20 March 2020	14 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£158,000
18 November 2014	2 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£85,000
20 December 2011	18 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
9 February 2011	18 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£110,000
15 October 2010	22 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£117,500
8 February 2008	3 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
13 April 2007	6 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£147,000
5 January 2007	1 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
23 January 2006	12 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000
28 March 2003	7 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Detached	Freehold	£132,500
7 May 1999	2 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Detached	Freehold	£54,000
23 April 1999	6 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£54,500
22 January 1999	24 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£55,500
17 August 1996	16 School Avenue, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 8BE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£49,950

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 8BE

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Ashton-under-Lyne

MP

Angela Rayner Labour

Tameside Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Ashton Hurst

Councillors

Mike Glover Labour

Dan Costello Conservative

Mohammed Karim Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for OL6 8BE

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00030062		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
E05014519	Ashton Hurst	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
E33005726		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 July 2022	ODS
E56000032	Greater Manchester	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63001268	Ashton-under-Lyne	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	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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