Neighbourhoods in Oldham
North West · 34 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).
Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population
#283 of 296 local authorities · 34 neighbourhoods · 243,993 residents
deprivation decile · left = most deprived
Neighbourhoods here span Oldham Town North (0) to Middleton Junction (86); 41% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →
In summary
Oldham contains both ends of the scale: Middleton Junction at 86 out of 100 (#971 of 6,856 in England) against Oldham Town North at 0, an 85-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 22 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £140,000 in Salem to £350,000 in Greenfield & Uppermill — a 2.5× gap within Oldham.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in Oldham
Towns & places in Oldham
Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Junction | 971 | 86 | £252,500 |
| New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands | 1,712 | 75 | £295,000 |
| Greenfield & Uppermill | 1,794 | 74 | £350,000 |
| Springhead & Grasscroft | 2,377 | 65 | £275,000 |
| Royton North | 2,788 | 59 | £222,125 |
| Diggle, Delph & Denshaw | 2,946 | 57 | £296,250 |
| Failsworth South | 3,570 | 48 | £245,000 |
| Royton East & Cowlishaw | 3,748 | 45 | £250,000 |
| Shaw & Crompton | 3,947 | 42 | £235,000 |
| Clough & Shaw Side | 4,365 | 36 | £216,250 |
| Holt Lane End & Bardsley | 4,433 | 35 | £240,000 |
| Royton South West | 4,495 | 34 | £240,000 |
| Chadderton South West | 4,611 | 33 | £185,750 |
| Lees & Hey | 4,941 | 28 | £208,000 |
| Royton South East | 5,036 | 26 | £185,000 |
| Wood End | 5,174 | 24 | £200,000 |
| Moorside & Sholver | 5,174 | 24 | £231,750 |
| Chadderton North | 5,599 | 18 | £240,000 |
| Failsworth East | 5,777 | 16 | £180,000 |
| Chadderton Central | 5,845 | 15 | £185,000 |
| Failsworth West | 6,037 | 12 | £190,000 |
| Coppice | 6,106 | 11 | £191,750 |
| Chadderton South East | 6,257 | 9 | £165,000 |
| Waterhead | 6,428 | 6 | £187,000 |
| Derker | 6,476 | 6 | £158,000 |
| Lime Side & Garden Suburb | 6,476 | 6 | £220,000 |
| Salem | 6,538 | 5 | £140,000 |
| Alt | 6,579 | 4 | £194,000 |
| Werneth | 6,627 | 3 | £156,500 |
| Hathershaw | 6,668 | 3 | £205,995 |
| Busk | 6,702 | 2 | £142,000 |
| Alexandra Park | 6,723 | 2 | £152,500 |
| Oldham Town South | 6,778 | 1 | £140,000 |
| Oldham Town North | 6,826 | 0 | £141,500 |
Neighbourhood rankings in Oldham
Highest household income
net income a year (est.)
| New Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands | £42,035 |
| Diggle, Delph & Denshaw | £41,063 |
| Greenfield & Uppermill | £40,638 |
| Coppice | £38,439 |
| Middleton Junction | £37,855 |
Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →
Postcode districts in Oldham
Postcode districts that overlap Oldham — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.
People living in Oldham Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 15% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 15% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 45% · No religion 25% · Muslim 24%
Born outside the UK: 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Local authorities around Oldham.