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Oldham Town South

Oldham · North West · population 8,865 · 4 LSOAs

Part of Oldham Town · Postcode OL1 · OL4 · OL8

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

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,778 of 6,856 in England
  • #908 of 932 in North West
  • #33 of 34 in Oldham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,679
Median age (est.)28
Density6,589per km²
No qualifications35%
Degree or above20%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 28%15–24 18%25–44 30%45–64 17%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 31%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 15%Other: 16%
One person 25%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 15%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Process & plant 18% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Process & plant18%
Sales & customer service12%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional11%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative7%
Associate professional6%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 22%Asian: 68%Black: 4%Mixed: 2%Other: 5%
White 22%Asian 68%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 67% · Christian 18% · No religion 7%

Born outside the UK: 39%

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 South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,778 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #33 of 34 in Oldham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (13) and lowest on Income (1). Typical homes here, about £140,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 81% in five years (from 33 sales), 34% below the wider Oldham median of £212,500. Typical household take-home income is around £29,670 a year, among England's lowest.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 1 · #6,771
Employment 3 · #6,647
Education 2 · #6,743
Health 8 · #6,305
Crime 6 · #6,476
Housing & access 13 · #5,935
Living environment 4 · #6,551

House prices ?

£140,000median (12m) · +16.7% yr · n=33
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£140,00033+16.7%+80.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£188,0006—+35.7%
Terraced£130,00025+8.3%+68.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£140,000
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)£29,670±£4,350 · #6,460 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£19,104
Price-to-income ?4.7×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 ?

3Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Oldham Town South 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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Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Coppice Alexandra Park Werneth Hathershaw Oldham Town North Busk

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