OL6 6YW
a large user postcode in Ashton-under-Lyne, Ashton Under Lyne
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.4865 / 53°29'11"N
Longitude: -2.0942 / 2°5'39"W
OS Eastings: 393846
OS Northings: 398866
OS Grid: SJ938988
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR FXT3.DX
Mapcode Global: WHB9J.SMYK
Plus Code: 9C5VFWP4+H8
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83wl86
What Three Birds: oriole.whitethroat.tanager
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Fleet Street, Ashton Under Lyne OL6 6YW
Summary
OL6 6YW is a large user postcode in Ashton-under-Lyne, Ashton Under Lyne. It was first introduced in September 2003.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Tameside College, PO Box 174, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6YW.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Ashton-under-Lyne is a town, which had a population of 45,198 in the 2011 census.
OL6 6YW is in the Manchester travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Tameside and Glossop Primary Care Trust.
OL6 6YW is approximately 108m (354ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing OL6 6YW
7b1: Constrained City Dwellers - Constrained Flat Dwellers - Eastern European Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for OL6 6YW
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
10/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near OL6 6YW include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Nisa, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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OL6 6YW at other websites
- Air quality forecast for OL6 6YW at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at OL6 6YW at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near OL6 6YW at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near OL6 6YW at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near OL6 6YW at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to OL6 6YW at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near OL6 6YW at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near OL6 6YW at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near OL6 6YW at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of OL6 6YW are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Tameside Borough Council
Ward
St Peter's
Councillors
Joyce Bowerman (Labour)
David McNally (Labour)
Warren Bray (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne
MP
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Broadband Internet
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