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OL6 8BU lies on Winchester Avenue in Ashton-under-lyne. OL6 8BU is located in the Ashton Hurst electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Tameside and the English Parliamentary constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 01Y and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

OL6 8BU maps

OL6 8BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)OL6 8BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

OL6 8BU geodata

Easting394820
Northing401572
Latitude53.510805
Longitude-2.079578
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is OL6 8BU?

StreetWinchester Avenue
Town/CityAshton-under-lyne
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictOL6
Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

OL6 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of OL6 8BU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation160m525ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
Licence: Open Government Licence

Politics

WardAshton Hurst
ConstituencyAshton-under-lyne
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in OL6 8BU

15, WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8BU
2026
9 JAN
£340,000
1, WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8BU
2024
14 JUN
£368,000
9, WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8BU
2024
25 JAN
£313,000
21, WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8BU
2023
4 AUG
£130,000
14, WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8BU
2021
22 SEP
£196,000
22, WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8BU
2021
30 JUN
£295,000
11, WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8BU
2017
8 FEB
£185,000
4, WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8BU
2016
31 MAR
£152,000
2, WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8BU
2014
20 MAY
£170,000
3, WINCHESTER AVENUE, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL6 8BU
2014
7 MAR
£170,000

➜ Ashton-under-Lyne house prices

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport

Nearest bus stops to OL6 8BU

St. Albans Ave/Lichfield Ave (St Albans Ave)Lily Lanes123m
Lees Rd/The Red House (Lees Rd)Lily Lanes135m
St. Albans Ave/Lichfield Ave (St Albans Ave)Lily Lanes140m
Lees Rd/The Red House (Lees Rd)Lily Lanes142m
St Damian's Rc Science College (Internal Road)Lily Lanes200m

Nearest railway stations to OL6 8BU

Ashton-under-Lyne Station2.4km
Mossley (Manchester) Station2.6km
Stalybridge Station3.1km
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

Broadband access in OL6 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in OL6 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed39.4Mbps
Average download speed36.6Mbps
Maximum download speed76.41Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.9Mbps
Average upload speed9.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in OL6 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%
Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

OL6 8BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in OL6 8BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)444,931
Meter count29
Mean (kWh/meter)15,342
Median (kWh/meter)14,023

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)95,632
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)3,985
Median (kWh/meter)3,862
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in OL6 8BU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in OL6 8BU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

39.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than OL6 8BU:
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OL6 8BU (metres)

Robertson Facilities Management Ltd At St Damian's RC Science College
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
St Damians R C Science College
236m
Robertson Facilities Management Ltd At Holden Clough Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Holden Clough Community Primary School
374m
Robertson Facilities Management Ltd At Samuel Laycock School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Samuel Laycock School
593m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to OL6 8BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Lees Road P.o.17:3012:05721m
27 Broadbent Avenue17:0011:001,113m
Higher Hurst Tso17:3011:401,129m
Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

OL6 8BU ITL and OL6 8BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for OL6 8BU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD3Greater Manchester
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD35Greater Manchester South East
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000008Tameside
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

OL6 8BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for OL6 8BU:

CodeName
OAE00030053
LSOAE01005939Tameside 002B
MSOAE02001230Tameside 002
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest postcodes to OL6 8BU

OL6 8BWLichfield Avenue33m
OL6 8BTNorwich Close59m
OL6 8BLWorcester Close95m
OL6 8BJLees Road97m
OL6 8BSLincoln Close113m
OL6 8BNGloucester Close121m
OL6 8BPDurham Drive124m
OL6 8DESt Albans Avenue148m
OL6 8DFSt Albans Avenue165m
OL6 8DDWestminster Avenue170m
Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence
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