# OL6 8RU

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.50216, -2.087521
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VGW26+VX
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83wm
- **Qibla:** 118.6°
- **Grid reference:** SD 94292 00609
- **UTM:** 30U 560523 5928521
- **Elevation:** 139m
- **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:** E01005933
- **2021 MSOA:** Smallshaw (E02001234)
- **2021 output area:** E00030073
- **2011 LSOA:** E01005933
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001234
- **2011 output area:** E00030073
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33005739
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Constrained City Dwellers (7A3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 1765
- **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 | 1273 |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 1589 |
| GP | Stamford House Medical Centre | 1113 |
| School | Oasis Academy Broadoak | 225 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 21224 |
| Bus stop | Laburnum Avenue | 140 |
| Food bank | Tameside East | 1945 |
| Defibrillator | Broadoak And Smallshaw Community Center | 118 |
| Pharmacy | Adams | 1204 |
| Post office | Broadoak Road Post Office | 353 |
| Library | Library | 1178 |
| Coast | — | 43876 |
| Central London | — | 258422 |

## 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 8SL](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208SL)
- [OL6 8RY](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208RY)
- [OL6 8RX](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208RX)
- [OL6 8SJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208SJ)
- [OL6 8RT](https://openpostcodes.uk/OL6%208RT)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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