High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · May '26
North West
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for OL5 0EA
Postcode
OL5 0EA
Coordinates
53.5160, -2.0462
Grid reference
SD970021
Easting
397,032
Northing
402,146
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGX83+9G
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Mossley
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Tameside
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7422
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7422 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near OL5 0EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near OL5 0EA
Counts are for Mossley electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.4%
Other White2.2%
Pakistani1.5%
African1.2%
White Irish1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 4.5%
Religion
Christian51.7%
No religion40.4%
Not answered3.9%
Muslim3.4%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
35–4920.5%
50–6418.7%
25–3411.9%
65–749.8%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Other21.9%
Any member 66+18.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.7%
+ 7 other households · 29.1%
Administrative Information
Tameside
Local Authority
Council AreaStalybridge and Hyde E14001515
Constituency
E14001515Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Mossley
Constituency code
E14001515
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Mossley
International Territorial Level
Tameside
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Tameside and Glossop
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 01Y
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Tameside 001B E01006054
E01006054MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tameside 001 E02001229
E02001229LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tameside 001B E01006054
E01006054MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tameside 001 E02001229
E02001229Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 11 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2023
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~3 years
Active Duration
2023 -> PresentSeptember 2023 — Introduced
Postcode OL5 0EA introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode OL5 0EA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2023
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~3 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OL5 0EA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
50%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
90%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
54%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 24%
Attainment 8
47.4
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
69%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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