# OL6 8QB

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.499803, -2.090154
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VFWX5+WW
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83wl
- **Qibla:** 118.6°
- **Grid reference:** SD 94117 00347
- **UTM:** 30U 560351 5928257
- **Elevation:** 138m
- **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:** E01005934
- **2021 MSOA:** Smallshaw (E02001234)
- **2021 output area:** E00030083
- **2011 LSOA:** E01005934
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001234
- **2011 output area:** E00030083
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33005736
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8B1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 8789
- **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 | 974 |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 1542 |
| GP | Waterloo Medical Centre | 917 |
| School | Oasis Academy Broadoak | 132 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 20910 |
| Bus stop | Warwick Road | 104 |
| Food bank | Tameside East | 1790 |
| Defibrillator | Broadoak And Smallshaw Community Center | 314 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 1100 |
| Post office | Broadoak Road Post Office | 176 |
| Library | Library | 962 |
| Coast | — | 43616 |
| Central London | — | 258290 |

## 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 8QA](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208QA)
- [OL6 8RB](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208RB)
- [OL6 8QG](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208QG)
- [OL6 8QF](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208QF)
- [OL6 8QE](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208QE)
- [OL6 8QD](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208QD)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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