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OL6 6QG

Ashton St Michael's

Tameside

England / North West / Tameside / Ashton East / Ashton St Michael's

Overview

Postcode OL6 6QG is located in a major urban area, within the Ashton St Michael's ward of Tameside in the North West region , and forms part of the Ashton East area. It has high deprivation level. It has high deprivation and very high crime levels. The average income of residents in Ashton East is £38,500 per year. The nearest station is Ashton-Under-Lyne located about 0.6 miles away. There are 12 primary and 1 secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest large park is Stamford Park.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
N/A
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
5.5%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
Very High

Deprivation level

7/10

Ashton East has a high level of deprivation, ranked at position 10,559 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 32% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

9/10

Ashton East has a very high crime rate.

Social housing

5.5%

Approximately 5.5% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 9.8% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

5/10

The average income of residents in Ashton East is £38,500 per year.

Noise Level

Very High

Very High noise level (>=75.0 dB) from road, approximately 68 ft away from OL6 6QG.

Flood risk

No risk

Ashton East near OL6 6QG has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Ashton-Under-Lyne located about 0.6 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.6 mi

Ashton-Under-Lyne

N/A

0.8 mi

Stalybridge

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.6 miStamford ParkLarge

Schools

In the OL6 6QG postcode area, located within Ashton East, there are 12 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.1 mi16 plusTameside CollegeFurther education

Good

0.1 miPrimaryParochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-LyneAcademy converter

Good

0.3 miPrimaryThe Heys Primary SchoolCommunity school

Good

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2025.