Postcode SK15 3GA (Tameside)

Map showing SK15 3GA and nearby postcodes

The postcode SK15 3GA is located in Tameside, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in September 2002 and is an active postcode. SK15 3GA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SK15 3GA is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SK15 3GA as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Communal retirement.

The closest road name to SK15 3GA is Staley Farm Close which is centered 53 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Parkfields and is 177 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 3.95 km away at Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink) The closest railway station is Stalybridge Rail Station, 1.9 km away.

The closest primary school to SK15 3GA (for ages 11 and under) is St Raphael's Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 11, 2019.

The local pub for residents of SK15 3GA is Hare And Hounds and is 397 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on June 20, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from East Meets West and is 397 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on March 5, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 90.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SK15 3GA is covered by the Greater Manchester police force association and Tameside and Glossop is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SK15 3GA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SK15 3GA, and the approximate distance away.

Staley Farm Close 53 m
Howard Street 62 m
Copper Beech Drive 121 m
Cypress Oaks 139 m
Grove Road 139 m
Off Grove Road 152 m
Maplewood Grove 165 m
Bramble Court 193 m
Parkfields 199 m
Elmwood Park 208 m
Rowans Close 230 m
Pinner Fold 260 m
Alder Drive 300 m
Grafton Street 339 m
Fistral Crescent 346 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SK15 3GA

Introduction September 2002
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SK15 3GA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
620 m
Copley Academy Requires improvement
(December 1, 2021)
705 m
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge Good
(January 29, 2020)
1.05 km
Millbrook Primary School Outstanding
(May 12, 2009)
1.07 km
Wild Bank Primary School 1.22 km
Arlies Primary School Good
(February 27, 2018)
1.37 km
Silver Springs Primary Academy Requires improvement
(September 19, 2018)
1.51 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(October 23, 2007)
1.96 km
Buckton Vale Primary School Good
(July 24, 2018)
1.97 km
West Hill School Good
(November 24, 2021)
1.98 km
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School Good
(September 12, 2017)
2.03 km
Inspire Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
2.08 km
Stalyhill Junior School Good
(December 11, 2019)
2.14 km
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy 2.15 km
Trinity School 2.2 km
Livingstone Primary School Good
(March 8, 2017)
2.44 km
Ashton Sixth Form College Outstanding
(January 21, 2020)
2.49 km
Stalyhill Infant School Good
(December 6, 2016)
2.54 km
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School Good
(March 21, 2018)
2.62 km
St Joseph's RC Primary School Good
(July 24, 2018)
2.67 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SK15 3GA - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kup Kates Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 31, 2013
134 m
Mama Tan Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 24, 2018
236 m
Parkhill Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 17, 2021
286 m
Active Tameside At Active Copley Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 27, 2021
397 m
East Meets West Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 5, 2019
397 m
East Meets West Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
397 m
Funtasia First Step Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 26, 2018
397 m
Hare And Hounds Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
June 20, 2018
397 m
Millbrook Care Centre-HC-One Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2018
397 m
Millbrook Fish And Chip Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 2, 2022
397 m
Millbrook Mini Supermarket Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 26, 2019
397 m
Oakwood Care Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 24, 2019
397 m
Premier Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 2, 2018
397 m
St Pauls Centre Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 30, 2021
397 m
Sweets By EMW Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 18, 2021
397 m
Heyrod Village Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 31, 2019
546 m
Go Local - Copley Food And Wine Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
January 16, 2020
559 m
Gulf Service Station Other catering premises 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
559 m
Reindeer Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
July 2, 2018
559 m
Appleyards Corner Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 26, 2019
583 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SK15 3GA - Data from Apr 2022

Parkfields Bus Stop/Station 177 m
Parkfields Bus Stop/Station 201 m
Millbrook Bus Stop/Station 325 m
Brushes Road Bus Stop/Station 371 m
Brushes Road Bus Stop/Station 383 m
Armentrieres Sq Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 1.73 km
Stalybridge - Market Street Taxi Rank 1.74 km
Market Hall Taxi Rank 3.48 km
Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 3.95 km
Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 4 km
Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 4 km
Stalybridge Rail Station Rail 1.9 km
Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station Rail 2.46 km
Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station Rail 3.77 km
Terminal Two Access Air 21.25 km
Terminal Two Access Air 21.25 km
Terminal Three Access Air 21.27 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SK15 3GA - Data from Dec 2021

Primrose Wood Woodland Or Forest 958 m
Crows i' th' Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.01 km
Walkerwood Reservoir Inland Water 1.41 km
Cock Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.69 km
Willow Lake Inland Water 1.69 km
Scout Green Woodland Or Forest 1.82 km
Shire Clough Valley 1.87 km
Brushes Reservoir Inland Water 1.9 km
Dry Clough Valley 1.95 km
Castle Clough Valley 2.02 km
Wild Bank Hill Or Mountain 2.04 km
Wild Bank Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.04 km
Early Bank Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.22 km
Hough Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.28 km
Knott Hill Reservoir Inland Water 2.51 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SK15 3GA - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 39.8 Mbps 90.2 Mbps 1000 Mbps
Upload 8 Mbps 14.6 Mbps 115 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 16.3 5
30-300 Mbps 0% 56.1 10.4
300+ Mbps 100% 700 88.3

Gas Consumption

63 meters consuming 764,708 kWh - mean 12,138 kWh : median 12,021 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

72 meters consuming 295,431 kWh - mean 4,103 kWh : median 3,430 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SK15 3GA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.49294700
Longitude -2.03795900
OS Easting 397579
OS Northing 0399583
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
5653
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Stalybridge and Hyde
Electoral Ward Stalybridge South
Local Authority District Tameside
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Greater Manchester
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Manchester

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000008
Travel To Work Area Manchester

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Tameside and Glossop
Cancer Alliance Greater Manchester
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Communal retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater Manchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Stalybridge BUASD
Workplace Zone E33005749
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Tameside 009
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Tameside 009D
Output Area / Small Area 5B2