Most deprived 10%
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region
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 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1595 out of 33,755 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 0LX
England & WalesCrime trends · near OL7 0LX
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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
1
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
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%
10–1512.5%
50–6411.9%
5–910.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children26.3%
One person: other17.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.8%
Other household types, with dependent children9.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent6.1%
+ 9 other households · 28.0%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 907 m straight lineabout 11 min
Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink)
Metrolink · South East Entrance
- 993 m straight lineabout 12 min
Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
Metrolink · East Entrance
- 1.0 km straight lineabout 13 min
Guide Bridge Rail Station
Rail · Platform Entrance
Bus stops
- 104 m straight lineabout 1 min
Chester Square
Bus · opp · south-west
- 115 m straight lineabout 1 min
Grosvenor Street
Bus · nr · north
- 131 m straight lineabout 2 min
Chester Square
Bus · nr · south-west
- 162 m straight lineabout 2 min
Grosvenor Street
Bus · opp · south
- 219 m straight lineabout 3 min
Chester Square
Bus · adj · east
Coordinates & Location for OL7 0LX
Postcode
OL7 0LX
Coordinates
53.4824, -2.1056
Grid reference
SJ930984
Easting
393,091
Northing
398,409
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VFVJV+WQ
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
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
7:34 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 39 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:34 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 39 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1983
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~43 years
Active Duration
1983 -> PresentJanuary 1983 — Introduced
Postcode OL7 0LX 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01005950 and MSOA E02001241 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 1595
Present — Active
Postcode OL7 0LX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1983
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~43 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near OL7 0LX
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 68%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 62%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
62%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
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