# OL6 8BA

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.503559, -2.078538
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VGW3C+CH
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83xm
- **Qibla:** 118.7°
- **Grid reference:** SD 94888 00764
- **UTM:** 30U 561117 5928684
- **Elevation:** 151m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Tameside (E08000008)
- **Ward:** Ashton Hurst (E05014519)
- **Constituency:** Ashton-under-Lyne (E14001070)
- **Parish code:** E43000162
- **Travel to work area:** E30000239
- **Police force area:** E23000005
- **Built-up area:** E63008370
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01005938
- **2021 MSOA:** Ashton North (E02001230)
- **2021 output area:** E00030066
- **2011 LSOA:** E01005938
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001230
- **2011 output area:** E00030066
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33005726
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8D2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 6305
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000014
- **ICB location:** E38000263
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000057
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000032

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Ashton-Under-Lyne | 1684 |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 1416 |
| GP | Stamford House Medical Centre | 1100 |
| School | St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 178 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 21708 |
| Bus stop | St Christopher's Road | 38 |
| Food bank | Tameside East | 1955 |
| Defibrillator | St Christopher's Rc Primary & Nursery School | 141 |
| Pharmacy | Adams | 1190 |
| Post office | Higher Hurst Post Office | 370 |
| Library | Library | 1792 |
| Coast | — | 44485 |
| Central London | — | 258243 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [OL6 8BD](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208BD)
- [OL6 8DR](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208DR)
- [OL6 8BE](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208BE)
- [OL6 8DP](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208DP)
- [OL6 9HJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%209HJ)
- [OL6 9DP](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%209DP)
- [OL6 9DT](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%209DT)
- [OL6 8BQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208BQ)

## Boundary

A MultiPolygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208BA.json).

## Data

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