OL5 0JA Tameside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mossley. Region: North West.
Streets
- Barkwell Lane, Mossley: 4 addresses
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 (66% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 7, ANTHONY STREET, grade II
- 9, 11 AND 13, ANTHONY STREET, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, grade II
- LYCHGATE AT CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Fleece Inn 53 Stamford Street, Mossley, OL5 0HR: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Land at the Highland Laddie PH, The Highland Laddie, Market Street, Mossley, OL5 0ES: up to 6 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Britannia Mill, Britannia Mill, Manchester Road, Mossley, OL5 9AJ: up to 62 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Britannia New Mill, Britannia New Mill, Queen Street, Mossley, OL5 9AL: up to 73 homes, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Site of River Mill, 6-32 Waggon Road, Mossley: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Yorkshire Ward Conservative Club, Yorkshire Ward Conservative Club, Carrhill Road, Mossley, OL5 0BL: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Land between Station Road and Audley Street, Audley Street, Mossley: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- Former Drill Hall, Manchester Road, Mossley, OL5 9AJ: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 4 addresses are between 218 m and 220 m above sea level (219 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Greenfield 351,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Stalybridge 840,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barkwell Lane Brookbottom | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stalybridge Bus Station | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Co-Op Grotton, Oldham Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 24.1 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pike Medical Practice | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mckeevers Chemists | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mossley Dental Care | 260 m |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Mossley, Mossley | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mossley Park 2.7 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,690 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fox Platt Allotments 1.2 ha | 280 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 3.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Bank | Hill | 830 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| New Covert | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Scout Green | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Willow Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Knott Hill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Greenhurst Clough | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the postcode's 4 addresses is 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Barkwell Lane.