Chadderton Central

Oldham · North West · population 8,934 · 5 LSOAs

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

15Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,845 of 6,856 in England
  • #678 of 932 in North West
  • #20 of 34 in Oldham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,844
Median age (est.)38
Density4,638per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above23%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 25%45–64 24%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 27%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 28%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 66%Asian 28%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · Muslim 27% · No religion 23%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

Chadderton Central is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,845 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 34 in Oldham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (62) and lowest on Income (12). Typical homes here, about £185,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 81 sales), 13% below the wider Oldham median of £212,500. Typical household take-home income is around £31,259 a year, in the bottom third of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 12 · #6,058
Employment 14 · #5,887
Education 22 · #5,372
Health 17 · #5,701
Crime 16 · #5,722
Housing & access 62 · #2,617
Living environment 36 · #4,378

House prices ?

£185,000median (12m) · +7.6% yr · n=81
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£185,00081+7.6%+27.6%
Detached£326,00012-8.9%+10.5%
Semi-detached£256,50014+6.9%+33.2%
Terraced£170,00050+10.4%+63.5%
Flat£125,0005+13.6%0.0%
This area£185,000
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)£31,259±£4,396 · #6,129 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,773
Price-to-income ?5.9×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 ?

37Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Chadderton Central 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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