Hathershaw

Oldham · North West · population 9,225 · 5 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,668 of 6,856 in England
  • #865 of 932 in North West
  • #30 of 34 in Oldham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,164
Median age (est.)33
Density4,488per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above19%
No car or van38%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 12%25–44 30%45–64 21%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 38%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 38%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 22%Other: 13%
One person 27%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 22%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Process & plant 14% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Process & plant14%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service10%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 23%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 66%Asian 23%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 29% · Muslim 23%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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

Hathershaw is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,668 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #30 of 34 in Oldham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (37) and lowest on Income (2). Typical homes here, about £205,995 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 146% in five years (from 91 sales), in line with the wider Oldham median of £212,500. Typical household take-home income is around £28,350 a year, among England's lowest.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 2 · #6,723
Employment 3 · #6,647
Education 4 · #6,572
Health 4 · #6,593
Crime 5 · #6,497
Housing & access 37 · #4,337
Living environment 35 · #4,474

House prices ?

£205,995median (12m) · +11.3% yr · n=91
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£205,99591+11.3%+146.0%
Detached£327,49526+9.2%
Semi-detached£224,50028+21.4%+87.1%
Terraced£150,00037+15.4%+100.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£205,995
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)£28,350±£4,101 · #6,640 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,224
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

6Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Hathershaw 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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