UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ol6
OL6Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, England
House prices in OL6, Ashton-under-Lyne
Homes in OL6 sold for a median of £210,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 559 standard sales.
It is the third cheapest of the 8 postcode districts in the Tameside council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 83 | £343,000 | £292,000 to £399,000 |
| Semi-detached | 219 | £245,000 | £200,000 to £290,000 |
| Terraced | 232 | £165,000 | £143,000 to £198,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 25 | £110,000 | £80,000 to £125,000 |
OL6 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the OL postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of OL6's, it was £2,647 per m² from 367 linked sales.
Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 42% and 39% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.1 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £110,000, 19% less than the £136,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
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Where prices are higher in OL6
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in OL6 8, around Ashton-under-Lyne, with a median of £231,000, and lowest in OL6 6, around Ashton-under-Lyne, at £178,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in OL6 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 57 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| OL6 8QW | £408,000 | 3 |
| OL6 8XW | £380,000 | 3 |
| OL6 6QZ | £335,000 | 3 |
| OL6 9NH | £325,000 | 5 |
| OL6 9FR | £320,500 | 32 |
| OL6 9DA | £320,000 | 4 |
| OL6 9FS | £317,000 | 5 |
| OL6 9SX | £316,500 | 4 |
| OL6 8BQ | £312,500 | 4 |
| OL6 9RS | £312,500 | 4 |
| OL6 8QB | £310,000 | 3 |
| OL6 8FB | £300,000 | 9 |
| OL6 8XG | £290,000 | 3 |
| OL6 9SY | £290,000 | 5 |
| OL6 9FW | £283,000 | 5 |
| OL6 6RL | £262,500 | 3 |
| OL6 8DD | £260,000 | 3 |
| OL6 8HR | £258,000 | 5 |
| OL6 8TN | £255,000 | 3 |
| OL6 9RU | £255,000 | 3 |
| OL6 8UH | £251,500 | 4 |
| OL6 8HT | £237,000 | 3 |
| OL6 8RS | £234,000 | 3 |
| OL6 9DB | £230,000 | 5 |
| OL6 8AU | £227,500 | 4 |
| OL6 9LJ | £227,500 | 3 |
| OL6 9EW | £225,000 | 5 |
| OL6 6PW | £220,000 | 3 |
| OL6 9RH | £215,000 | 3 |
| OL6 9BF | £208,000 | 3 |
| OL6 6QY | £200,000 | 3 |
| OL6 8EH | £200,000 | 3 |
| OL6 8RJ | £200,000 | 3 |
| OL6 9DW | £200,000 | 5 |
| OL6 9DG | £199,000 | 3 |
| OL6 8PS | £195,000 | 3 |
| OL6 9PL | £186,000 | 3 |
| OL6 8AX | £183,500 | 6 |
| OL6 6TE | £183,000 | 4 |
| OL6 6TS | £178,000 | 3 |
| OL6 9BD | £173,000 | 4 |
| OL6 8PE | £168,000 | 5 |
| OL6 9JG | £166,500 | 4 |
| OL6 6RB | £165,500 | 6 |
| OL6 6PN | £165,000 | 5 |
| OL6 8SU | £165,000 | 4 |
| OL6 9RT | £165,000 | 3 |
| OL6 8SX | £157,000 | 6 |
| OL6 6RG | £153,500 | 8 |
| OL6 6RD | £152,500 | 3 |
| OL6 9EG | £152,000 | 3 |
| OL6 6NW | £142,500 | 3 |
| OL6 9QR | £137,500 | 3 |
| OL6 6QE | £110,000 | 3 |
| OL6 9QN | £110,000 | 3 |
| OL6 6TB | £100,000 | 3 |
| OL6 6QG | £80,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 80%, from £122,000 in 2016 to £220,000 in 2025, more than the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.
Coal mining
All 898 live postcodes in OL6 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the Tameside council area
Median sale price of the 8 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. OL6 is the third cheapest.
- M34 Manchester£225,500
- SK14 Hyde£225,000
- M43 Manchester£223,000
- SK15 Stalybridge£220,000
- SK16 Dukinfield£218,500
- OL6 Ashton-under-Lyne, this district£210,000
- OL5 Ashton-under-Lyne£197,500
- OL7 Ashton-under-Lyne£193,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | |
| B | 18 | |
| C | 496 | |
| D | 215 | |
| E | 18 | |
| F | 7 | |
| G | 2 |
68% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of OL6, from the sales in OL6, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Ashton Hurst 260 sales£270,000
- Ashton St Michael's 264 sales£177,000
- St Peter's 33 sales£145,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £125,000 for a terraced house on Beauchamp Street to £363,000 for a detached house on Winchester Avenue.
The latest standard sales recorded in OL6. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 24 Holland GroveSold for £215,000
- 7 Winchester AvenueSold for £363,000
- 348 Kings RoadSold for £215,000
- 42 Lees StreetSold for £131,000
- 18 Sycamore CrescentSold for £218,000
- 6 Mossley RoadSold for £255,000
- 4 Beauchamp StreetSold for £125,000
- 15 Norman RoadSold for £303,000
- 1, Fairfield Lower Alt HillSold for £201,000
- 127 Rose Hill RoadSold for £291,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Greenhurst Road, Ashton-under-Lyne£320,50032 sales
- Kings Road, Ashton-under-Lyne£180,00017 sales
- Mossley Road, Ashton-under-Lyne£241,50016 sales
- Arundel Street, Ashton-under-Lyne£152,50011 sales
- Elizabeth Street, Ashton-under-Lyne£159,50010 sales
Living in OL6
Crime
No figures for OL6
Greater Manchester Police has not sent street-level crime data to police.uk since July 2019.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 94% of homes can get it
Higher than 75 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Almost every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 82 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,447 a year in Tameside for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | ||
| 181 | ||
| 128 | ||
| 180 | ||
| 144 | ||
| 34 | ||
| 64 | ||
| 8 |
About these figures
The figures come from 559 standard sales in OL6, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.