← OL6 area guide Side by side

OL6 or SK16?

Two neighbouring postcode districts compared on sold prices, energy, flood risk, crime and deprivation, all from the same official sources as every report on this site.

The short version
OL6
Tameside
SK16
Tameside
Median home sale nearby £150,000
from 96 sales
£200,000
from 101 sales
Average sold price £50,665 £92,018
Area price growth (YoY) +2.2% (Tameside) +2.2% (Tameside)
Dwelling type Ground-floor flat Semi-detached house
Floor area 46 m² 84 m²
Built 1967–1975 1967–1975
Energy rating C C
Heating cost (EPC est.) £560/yr £906/yr
Flood zone Zone 1 (low probability) Zone 1 (low probability)
Crime nearby 1 recorded 1 recorded
Deprivation decile 2 of 10 1 of 10

Common questions

Is OL6 or SK16 cheaper?

OL6 is the cheaper of the two. Homes around OL6 sell for about £150,000 and around SK16 for about £200,000, from HM Land Registry records of what actually changed hands.

Which has less crime, OL6 or SK16?

SK16 recorded fewer crimes in the same period (1 in OL6 against 1 in SK16, Police.uk). Busier places record more, so read this alongside how built-up each area is rather than on its own.

Is OL6 or SK16 the more affluent area?

On the Index of Multiple Deprivation, OL6 sits in decile 2 of 10 and SK16 in decile 1, where 10 is the least deprived.

Should I buy in OL6 or SK16?

That depends on what you need, and no dataset answers it. What this page gives you is the evidence side by side: what homes actually sell for, the energy ratings, the flood zone, recorded crime and deprivation, each traced to the body that published it.

A quick side-by-side snapshot only. Open each property's full report for the complete picture.