OL7 9PN Tameside
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Ashton Waterloo. 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 (78% of about 790 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
- Woodman Inn 338 Oldham Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 10 Sharples Hall Street, Oldham, OL4 2QZ, permissioned (710 m)
- Corner Knott Lane and Ashton Rd, Oldham: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- The Stables, Oak Hill Stannybrook Road, Daisy Nook, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9WJ: up to 2 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Land & garages rear of 61-67 Northumberland Avenue, 61-67 Northumberland Avenue, Ashton-under-Lyne: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
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 addresses are about 112 m above sea level.
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 | 1.5 km |
| Guide Bridge 268,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Stalybridge 840,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km |
| Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Downshaw Road Waterloo | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | CarParkingashton-under-Lyne | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 20.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Waterloo Medical Centre | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Waterloo Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oldham Road (Dental Surgery) | 930 m |
| Hospital | Tameside General Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Broadoak Police Post | 890 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Daisy Nook Country Park 39 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,880 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.3 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,330 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 43 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Hall Fold, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Hall Fold | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south-west |
| Stamford Park, Stalybridge | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Downshaw Clough | Valley | 420 m east |
| Boodle Wood | Wood | 570 m west |
| Timperley Clough | Valley | 720 m east |
| Holden Clough | Valley | 810 m north-east |
| Wester Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-east |
| Crime Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 8 |
7 of the postcode's 8 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.