OL7 postcode area · Ashton

The OL7 postcode district covers Ashton and spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Tameside. Area Scores range from 1 to 44 across them. Every full OL7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The OL7 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. 3 of the 5 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 OL7 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£29,943a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime—no data published by the police force

Median age (est.)39

Owner-occupied52%

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 OL7 district

£199,500median home sold over the past year · +54.4% over 5 years · +14.0% over the year · 146 sales

Detached£310,000

Semi-detached£217,000

Terraced£171,000

Flat£110,000

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
Droylsden EastTameside	4,420	36	£235,000
Ashton WaterlooTameside	5,688	17	£205,000
SmallshawTameside	6,353	7	£175,000
Ashton CentralTameside	6,750	2	£162,000

People living in OL7 Census 2021

Residents40,999

Median age (est.)39

Density2,697per km²

No qualifications25%

Degree or above23%

No car or van34%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 29%Private rent 19%

Households

One person 35%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups

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

Ethnic group

White 73%Asian 20%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 31% · Muslim 17%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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 OL7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the OL7 district.

Ashton Droylsden

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OL7.

OL6 M35 OL8 OL5 SK16 M43 SK15 M34

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.