OL6 9AF Tameside
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Ashton Hurst. Region: North West.
Streets
- Lily Lanes, Hartshead Green: 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 (34% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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: yes, Tameside.
Listed buildings
- FOUR WINDS, grade II
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 236 m and 241 m above sea level (238 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.6 km |
| Ashton-Under-Lyne 180,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Stalybridge 840,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Oldham Mumps Interchange | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | Co-Op Grotton, Oldham Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 23.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pike Medical Practice | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mckeevers Chemists | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mossley Dental Care | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Fitton Hill Police Post | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Mossley, Mossley | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Mossley Park 2.7 ha | 1.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,500 m² | 1.4 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,690 m² | 1.7 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 580 m² | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Covert | Wood | 860 m south |
| Holly Bank | Hill | 890 m north-east |
| Turner Dingle | Valley | 900 m north-west |
| Wildmoor Leach Wood | Wood | 900 m north-west |
| Rowton Clough | Valley | 1.0 km north-west |
| Knott Hill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Lily Lanes.