# OL6 8QS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.492736, -2.092597
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VFWV4+3X
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83wl
- **Qibla:** 118.6°
- **Grid reference:** SJ 93954 99561
- **UTM:** 30U 560199 5927468
- **Elevation:** 118m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Tameside (E08000008)
- **Ward:** St Peter's (E05014535)
- **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:** E01005948
- **2021 MSOA:** Ashton Central (E02001241)
- **2021 output area:** E00030146
- **2011 LSOA:** E01005948
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001241
- **2011 output area:** E00030146
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33005773
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Multicultural Metropolitans (4B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 547
- **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 | 172 |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 1406 |
| GP | Ashton Medical Group | 436 |
| School | St James' Church of England Primary School | 333 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 20188 |
| Bus stop | Lord Street | 37 |
| Food bank | Tameside East | 1320 |
| Defibrillator | Ashton Under Lyne Railway Station | 197 |
| Pharmacy | Old Cross Pharmacy | 444 |
| Post office | Ashton-under-Lyne Post Office | 382 |
| Library | Tameside Central Library | 701 |
| Coast | — | 43178 |
| Central London | — | 257708 |

## 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 8LQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208LQ)
- [OL6 8LH](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208LH)
- [OL6 6HZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%206HZ)
- [OL6 6HY](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%206HY)
- [OL6 6JF](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%206JF)
- [OL6 8LJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208LJ)

## Boundary

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## Data

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