OL5 0DN Tameside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mossley. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Tameside in 2026-27: Band D £2,447 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,631 | £1,903 | £2,175 | £2,447 | £2,991 | £3,535 | £4,079 | £4,894 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (45% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Site of River Mill, 6-32 Waggon Road, Mossley: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Britannia Mill, Britannia Mill, Manchester Road, Mossley, OL5 9AJ: up to 62 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Scout Green Depot, 27 Manchester Road, Mossley, OL5 9QW: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Britannia New Mill, Britannia New Mill, Queen Street, Mossley, OL5 9AL: up to 73 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Land and building at 19B Manchester Road, 19B Manchester Road, Mossley, OL5 9PH: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Land at the Highland Laddie PH, The Highland Laddie, Market Street, Mossley, OL5 0ES: up to 6 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Plevins, Plevins, Cheshire Street, Mossley, OL5 9NG: up to 187 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Land between Station Road and Audley Street, Audley Street, Mossley: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 72 addresses are between 167 m and 176 m above sea level (172 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mossley (Manchester) 260,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 350 m |
| Stalybridge 840,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Greenfield 351,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Manchester Road Mossley | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stalybridge Bus Station | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | Co-Op Grotton, Oldham Car Park | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 24.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mossley Medical Practice | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chadwick & Hadfield LTD | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 470 m |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Ashton Police Department | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Mossley Mini Market Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mossley Park 2.7 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George Fields 1.9 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Fox Platt Allotments 1.2 ha | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km east. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Stamford Park, Stalybridge | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Scout Green | Wood | 440 m south-east |
| Willow Lake | Lake or reservoir | 620 m south-east |
| New Covert | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Crows i' th' Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Castle Clough | Valley | 1.3 km east |
| Holly Bank | Hill | 1.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 47 | 72 |
25 of the postcode's 72 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.