Busk
Oldham · North West · population 9,352 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,702 of 6,856 in England
- #875 of 932 in North West
- #31 of 34 in Oldham
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 19% · Skilled trades 16% · Sales & customer service 14%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 19% |
| Skilled trades | 16% |
| Sales & customer service | 14% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Associate professional | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 78% · Christian 10% · No religion 6%
Born outside the UK: 38%
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
Busk is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,702 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #31 of 34 in Oldham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (16) and lowest on Income (1). Typical homes here, about £142,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 63% in five years (from 31 sales), 33% below the wider Oldham median of £212,500. Typical household take-home income is around £31,800 a year, in the bottom third of England.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £142,000 | 31 | +12.1% | +63.2% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Semi-detached | £218,500 | 7 | +21.4% | +82.8% |
| Terraced | £132,500 | 22 | +11.3% | +65.6% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
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Household income
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 ?
- #6,424 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Busk 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).
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Oldham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Walton HallLiverpool2£135,000
- Harpurhey NorthManchester2£172,000
- Fleetwood TownWyre2£110,000
- Broxtowe & CinderhillNottingham2£179,000
- RavenscliffeBradford2£180,000
- Saffron LaneLeicester2£228,000