Oldham Town North

Oldham · North West · population 9,262 · 4 LSOAs

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

0Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,826 of 6,856 in England
  • #921 of 932 in North West
  • #34 of 34 in Oldham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,136
Median age (est.)31
Density5,127per km²
No qualifications37%
Degree or above19%
No car or van56%

Age

0–14 27%15–24 15%25–44 27%45–64 21%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 12%Social rent: 60%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 12%Social rent 60%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 17%Other: 12%
One person 42%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 17%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 29% · Process & plant 12% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary29%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service10%
Professional9%
Associate professional9%
Administrative6%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 44%Asian: 32%Black: 16%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 44%Asian 32%Black 16%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · Muslim 36% · No religion 20%

Born outside the UK: 35%

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

Oldham Town North is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,826 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #34 of 34 in Oldham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (33) and lowest on Income (1). Typical homes here, about £141,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 74% in five years (from 20 sales), 33% below the wider Oldham median of £212,500. Typical household take-home income is around £24,691 a year, among England's lowest.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 1 · #6,798
Employment 1 · #6,791
Education 2 · #6,750
Health 3 · #6,668
Crime 2 · #6,716
Housing & access 16 · #5,784
Living environment 33 · #4,570

House prices ?

£141,500median (12m) · +22.0% yr · n=20
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£141,50020+22.0%+73.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£148,0005+34.5%
Terraced£141,50014+22.0%+83.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£141,500
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)£24,691±£3,582 · #6,835 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£20,976
Price-to-income ?5.7×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 ?

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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Oldham Town North 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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