OL7 9DE Tameside
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashton Waterloo. Region: North West.
Streets
- Minto Street, Ashton-under-Lyne: 37 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 (79% of about 780 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: no.
Listed buildings
- CHRIST CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land & garages rear of 61-67 Northumberland Avenue, 61-67 Northumberland Avenue, Ashton-under-Lyne: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Independent Methodist Church , Independent Methodist Church, Wellington Road, Ashton-unde-Lyne, OL6 6DP: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Union Street Car Park, Union Street, Ashton-under-Lyne: up to 76 homes, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Works buildings, South Dean Street / Cavendish Street, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Ashton Town Centre, Ashton-under-Lyne: up to 600 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Active Tameside Ashton Swimming Pool, Water Street, Ashton-under-Lyne: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Woodman Inn 338 Oldham Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Goldgem International Ltd, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7BF: up to 53 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 37 addresses are between 115 m and 117 m above sea level (116 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 | Ashton-Under-Lyne 180,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Guide Bridge 268,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Stalybridge 840,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink) | 350 m |
| Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink) | 740 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Ashton Moss (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 66 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Taunton Road Waterloo | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange | 360 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest CarParkingashton-under-Lyne | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 20 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Waterloo Medical Centre | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oldham Road (Dental Surgery) | 210 m |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Broadoak Police Post | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jays Convenience Cashzone | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New Radcliffe Freedom Gardens 1,650 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Trinity Moss Millennium Green 4,970 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George V Playing Fields 7.6 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,210 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael and All Angels, a listed building (Grade I), 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east. 25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Albion Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Ashton-under-Lyne and District War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Former Municipal Baths | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Stamford Park, Stalybridge | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Downshaw Clough | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Timperley Clough | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Boodle Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Holden Clough | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Wester Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Crime Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 37 |
19 of the postcode's 37 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Minto Street.