Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Apr '25
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OL7 0EQ
Postcode
OL7 0EQ
Coordinates
53.4828, -2.1144
Grid reference
SJ925984
Easting
392,506
Northing
398,459
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VFVMP+46
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ashton-under-Lyne
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.
1595
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1595 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 OL7 0EQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near OL7 0EQ
Counts are for St Peter's electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '23 – Apr '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
110
May '23Nov '23May '24Nov '24Apr '25
ASB
0
YoY —
000
May '23Nov '23May '24Nov '24Apr '25
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
May '23Nov '23May '24Nov '24Apr '25
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
May '23Nov '23May '24Nov '24Apr '25
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
May '23Nov '23May '24Nov '24Apr '25
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Pakistani54.0%
White Brit.20.9%
Bangladeshi12.8%
African3.2%
Other White1.9%
+ 2 other groups · 7.2%
Religion
Muslim66.3%
Christian15.7%
No religion11.6%
Not answered4.4%
Hindu1.8%
+ other · 0.1%
Age groups
35–4920.6%
25–3415.2%
10–1512.6%
50–6411.9%
5–910.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children26.2%
Other17.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.5%
With dependent children9.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent6.1%
+ 8 other households · 28.1%
Administrative Information
Tameside
Local Authority
Council AreaAshton-under-Lyne E14001070
Constituency
E14001070Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
St Peter's
Constituency code
E14001070
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Tameside, unparished area
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 013B E01005950
E01005950MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tameside 013 E02001241
E02001241LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tameside 013B E01005950
E01005950MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tameside 013 E02001241
E02001241Urban: 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
5:48 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
12 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:48 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode OL7 0EQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 1595
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005950 and MSOA E02001241 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL7 0EQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OL7 0EQ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 68%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
4.5
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
72%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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