Middleton Junction

Oldham · North West · population 6,041 · 4 LSOAs

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

86Area Score / 100 ?
  • #971 of 6,856 in England
  • #122 of 932 in North West
  • #1 of 34 in Oldham
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,995
Median age (est.)46
Density1,712per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above32%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 2%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 23%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 9%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 88%Asian 9%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 27% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Middleton Junction is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #971 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 34 in Oldham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (83) and lowest on Living environment (56). Typical homes here sold for about £252,500 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 79 sales), 19% above the wider Oldham median of £212,500. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #157 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £37,855 a year, around the middle of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 83 · #1,170
Employment 82 · #1,232
Education 78 · #1,513
Health 59 · #2,802
Crime 64 · #2,452
Housing & access 81 · #1,294
Living environment 56 · #2,987

House prices ?

£252,500median (12m) · +2.4% yr · n=79
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£252,50079+2.4%+14.5%
Detached£356,25022+0.7%+10.1%
Semi-detached£245,00043+5.4%+39.2%
Terraced£180,00013-5.3%+14.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£252,500
Oldham£212,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,855±£5,292 · #4,095 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,468
Price-to-income ?6.7×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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Middleton Junction 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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