# OL6 8BG

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.505077, -2.079898
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VGW4C+22
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83xm
- **Qibla:** 118.7°
- **Grid reference:** SD 94798 00933
- **UTM:** 30U 561024 5928852
- **Elevation:** 152m
- **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:** E00030061
- **2011 LSOA:** E01005938
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001230
- **2011 output area:** E00030061
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33005726
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5B3)
- **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 | 1777 |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 1605 |
| GP | Stamford House Medical Centre | 1272 |
| School | Dixons Ashton Academy | 241 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 21787 |
| Bus stop | Oakfold Avenue | 115 |
| Food bank | Tameside East | 2132 |
| Defibrillator | Pe Office | 240 |
| Pharmacy | Adams | 1364 |
| Post office | Higher Hurst Post Office | 529 |
| Library | Library | 1760 |
| Coast | — | 44465 |
| Central London | — | 258434 |

## 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 8BE](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208BE)
- [OL6 8BB](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208BB)
- [OL6 8RF](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208RF)
- [OL6 8RP](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208RP)
- [OL6 9FG](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%209FG)
- [OL6 8BX](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208BX)
- [OL6 8BY](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208BY)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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