Alexandra Park

Oldham · North West · population 12,437 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,723 of 6,856 in England
  • #884 of 932 in North West
  • #32 of 34 in Oldham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,317
Median age (est.)28
Density6,845per km²
No qualifications37%
Degree or above19%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 28%15–24 18%25–44 29%45–64 17%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 22%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 17%Couple, no children: 6%Couple with children: 41%Lone parent: 12%Other: 24%
One person 17%Couple, no children 6%Couple with children 41%Lone parent 12%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 19% · Elementary 19% · Sales & customer service 14%

All occupation groups
Process & plant19%
Elementary19%
Sales & customer service14%
Professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades9%
Associate professional7%
Administrative6%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 10%Asian: 82%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 10%Asian 82%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Muslim 83% · Christian 9% · No religion 3%

Born outside the UK: 37%

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.

In summary

Alexandra Park is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,723 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #32 of 34 in Oldham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (15) and lowest on Education (1). Typical homes here, about £152,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 93% in five years (from 24 sales), 28% below the wider Oldham median of £212,500. Typical household take-home income is around £29,999 a year, among England's lowest.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 3 · #6,620
Employment 7 · #6,360
Education 1 · #6,785
Health 10 · #6,181
Crime 15 · #5,839
Housing & access 8 · #6,339
Living environment 1 · #6,785

House prices ?

£152,500median (12m) · +13.0% yr · n=24
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£152,50024+13.0%+93.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Terraced£141,00019+17.5%+98.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£152,500
Oldham£212,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£29,999±£5,023 · #6,397 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£17,580
Price-to-income ?5.1×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

5Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Alexandra Park has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).

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