Buying a home in OL5 (Tameside)
OL5 covers the Mossley, Saddleworth South and Stalybridge North wards, in Oldham and Tameside.
What the records show in OL5 (Tameside): the British Geological Survey rates landslides as significant near all 8 postcodes we checked; and old landfill lies within 500 m of all 7 postcodes we checked.
Land Registry recorded 19 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £207,500.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in OL5
Enter a postcode or address for the free area check at that exact postcode.
At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 6 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to 1–3% of homes above the action level
- GroundLandslides recorded nearby
- Median sale£207,500 across 19 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of OL5 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 8 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- Very low: 6 of 6 postcodes
We couldn't check 2 postcodes when this guide was built, so they aren't counted above.
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, parts of the surrounding square are a radon Affected Area. The highest is up to 1–3% of homes above the action level.
The map shows the highest value in each square, not a measurement for any home. A three-month test tells you about a particular house.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Landslides: significant near all 8 postcodes we checked
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Ask your surveyor to look for cracking and movement, and the seller about subsidence claims.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
- OL5 9GA: 2 sites within 500 m, one covering the postcode centre
- OL5 9NQ: 2 sites within 500 m, nearest 320 m
- OL5 0SR: 4 sites within 500 m, nearest 210 m
- OL5 0JF: 3 sites within 500 m, nearest 130 m
- OL5 0AX: 2 sites within 500 m, nearest 240 m
- OL5 0BN: 4 sites within 500 m, nearest 320 m
- OL5 9EA: 2 sites within 500 m, nearest 150 m
We couldn't check 1 postcode when this guide was built, so they aren't counted above.
Most old landfill causes no problems, but a home on or next to one can be harder to mortgage.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
None of the 8 postcode centres we checked falls in a conservation area or on a listed building's site.
Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in Tameside was £213,026 in August 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 19 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £207,500 and a range of £110,000 to £380,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 7 | £328,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 6 | £123,500 |
| Terraced | 4 | £185,000 |
| Detached | 1 | £380,000 |
| Other | 1 | £225,000 |
Crime
Measured around OL5 9GA, near the centre of OL5.
0 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in the latest month. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled school · 280 m
- St Joseph's RC Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided school · 380 m
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled school · 600 m
- Livingstone Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 630 m
- St George's CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy converter · 650 m
- Mossley Hollins High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy converter · 750 m
- Bright Futures School
Secondary · ages 5–16 · Other independent special school · 2.6 km
- St Damian's RC Science College
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided school · 2.7 km
- Dixons Ashton Academy
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy sponsor led · 3.2 km
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL5 9GA | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | 2 within 500 m |
| OL5 9DN | Outside | Not checked | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | Not checked |
| OL5 9NQ | Outside | Not checked | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | 2 within 500 m |
| OL5 0SR | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | 4 within 500 m |
| OL5 0JF | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | 3 within 500 m |
| OL5 0AX | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | 2 within 500 m |
| OL5 0BN | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | 4 within 500 m |
| OL5 9EA | Outside | Very low | 1–3% | Significant: landslides | 2 within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate OL5 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)