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OL5

Outer Postcode Area • 431 Postcodes
Tameside·North West·England
Tameside 53.5167°N, 2.0407°W
38
38/100Overall Score
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Renting & Lifestyle Dossier for OL5

Official local rents, recorded crime, broadband and the walk to the station, for people looking to rent.

1-bedroom rent
£685/ mo

Local authority average (ONS)

Recorded crime
—

Not available

Fastest broadband
30–300 Mbit/s

Ofcom postcode data

Walk to station
~2 min

Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station

Monthly rents in this local authority

ONS private rents by bedroom size (average)

1 bedroom
£685
per month
2 bedrooms
£885
per month
3 bedrooms
£1,063
per month
4+ bedrooms
£1,402
per month

Nearby food, shops and parks

  • Food shops and supermarkets within 1 km: 12
  • Restaurants and cafés within 1 km: 8
  • Public green spaces within 2 km: 73

Getting around

Nearest station: Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station, about 2 minutes on foot.

Data quality: Aggregated across 431 constituent postcodes

431 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 8 Oct 2026, 08:26.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in OL5.

Is OL5 a good place to live?

OL5 in Tameside scores 37.5/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.

What is the crime rate in OL5?

The OL5 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Tameside, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.

What schools are near OL5?

The OL5 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.

How well connected is OL5?

The OL5 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.

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