Failsworth

Oldham · North West

Failsworth in Oldham is made up of 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 11 to 47 out of 100, with typical homes from £180,000 to £245,000.

In summary

Within Failsworth, Failsworth South is the strongest performer at 48 out of 100 (#3,570 of 6,856 nationally); Failsworth West is the weakest at 12. 2 of the 3 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £180,000 in Failsworth East to £245,000 in Failsworth South.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,770a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime—no data published by the police force

Median age (est.)40

Owner-occupied60%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Failsworth

£200,000median home sold over the past year · +25.0% over 5 years · +8.1% over the year · 210 sales

Detached£340,000

Semi-detached£245,000

Terraced£170,000

Flat£98,250

Oldham£212,500

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Failsworth South	3,570	48	£245,000
Failsworth East	5,777	16	£180,000
Failsworth West	6,037	12	£190,000

Postcode districts in Failsworth

M35 M40 OL3 OL8 OL9

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Failsworth.

Chadderton South Droylsden (Tameside) Harpurhey (Manchester) Ashton (Tameside) Oldham Town Chadderton

“Failsworth” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Oldham — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Oldham.