OL6 postcode area · Tameside

The OL6 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Oldham, Tameside. Area Scores range from 1 to 44 across them. Every full OL6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The OL6 district contains both ends of the scale: Ashton North at 44 out of 100 (#3,803 of 6,856 in England) against Ashton Central at 2, a 43-point gap between neighbouring areas. 6 of the 7 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £162,000 in Ashton Central to £286,995 in Ashton North — a 1.8× gap within the OL6 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Oldham and Tameside — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£30,533a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime—no data published by the police force

Median age (est.)37

Owner-occupied50%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the OL6 district

£211,000median home sold over the past year · +45.5% over 5 years · +2.9% over the year · 296 sales

Detached£340,000

Semi-detached£250,000

Terraced£163,000

Flat£105,000

Tameside£215,000

North West£225,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Ashton NorthTameside	3,803	44	£286,995
Ashton EastTameside	5,105	26	£185,000
Dukinfield WestTameside	5,660	17	£196,250
Hurst CrossTameside	5,941	13	£202,500
SmallshawTameside	6,353	7	£175,000
AltOldham	6,579	4	£194,000
Ashton CentralTameside	6,750	2	£162,000

People living in OL6 Census 2021

Residents56,021

Median age (est.)37

Density2,834per km²

No qualifications25%

Degree or above23%

No car or van34%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 28%Private rent 22%

Households

One person 34%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 16%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Elementary 13% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	14%
Elementary	13%
Process & plant	12%
Skilled trades	11%
Associate professional	11%
Caring & leisure	11%
Sales & customer service	10%
Administrative	10%
Managers & directors	8%

Ethnic group

White 72%Asian 20%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 33% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 19%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in OL6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the OL6 district.

Ashton Dukinfield

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OL6.

OL7 OL5 SK15 SK16 OL8 M35 M34 M43

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.