Delph
Delph is a village in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 1,899. It has 1 pharmacy and 2 restaurants and cafés, along with 23 bus stops and Greenfield railway station 3.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Delph area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Oldham area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 242,088 residents at roughly 1,700 people per km².
- Council
- Oldham
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Police force
- Greater Manchester
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 293rd of 294 English council areas — better than 0% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 37% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:29
9h 17m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
31US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
199 reported road collisions (2025)
82 killed or seriously injured · 249 casualties · 8.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
126 food businesses within 2 miles
- 105 rated 4–5 ★ (84 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Greenfield (3.1 km)
- 21 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Greenfield (3.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£217,214 average▲ 4.6% YoY
Across Oldham · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£942 average monthly rent▲ 12.5% YoY
- 1 bed £702
- 2 bed £879
- 3 bed £1,067
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.1 times median annual pay (6.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,377 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (10.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (10.6 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
20 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Kingfisher (3.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches18
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Awards for Oldham schools helping children to discover a love of reading· 2 Nov 2026
- Free Feast of Fire event to light up Oldham town centre this Saturday with fireworks and Halloween thrills· 26 Oct 2026
- First phase of Tommyfield Park officially opens in Oldham town centre· 23 Oct 2026
- “I stopped counting at 200”: Linda honoured for 35 years of dedication at Oldham fostering awards· 21 Oct 2026
- Oldham recognised as one of the country’s best-performing registration services with top ratings in national review· 20 Oct 2026
Source: Oldham Council
Population
242,088 residents in Oldham · 1,700/km²
- Under 16: 23%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 16%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,969
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,458
- Net moves−1,489
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 15 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
37% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,602 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (52% of 99,060)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
129 schools · 45,967 pupils
86 primary · 14 secondary · 29 other
Ofsted: 37 of 48 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)
107 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Blue Coat CofE SchoolOutstanding
- Co-op Academy FailsworthGood
- Oasis Academy LeesbrookGood
- Oasis Academy OldhamGood
- The Radclyffe SchoolGood
- Saddleworth SchoolRequires improvement
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
- Co-op Academy Strinesdale
- E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
- North Chadderton School
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
- The Crompton House Church of England Academy
- The Hathershaw College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Oldham
Care & health services
228 CQC-registered services
- Care homes47
- GP practices42
- Dentists55
- Homecare agencies66
- Hospitals & hospices7
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Oldham
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 141 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
270 applications decided
96.7% granted · 261 granted, 9 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Debbie Abrahams
Labour
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
TBC majority
- Lab 18
- Con 4
- LD 6
- Ref 15
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens189
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,815 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £30,659 avg
e.g. Gym Manager, Customer Team Leader
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£681 median full-time weekly pay
6.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£18,775 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 111,873 certificates
12.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
72% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 46% · Wind 25% · Gas 17% · Imports 11%
68 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 81.5 yrs women · 78.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 56.7 women · 56.1 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
1 GP surgery · 4 pharmacies in OL3
- Saddleworth Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Oldham East and Saddleworth:
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 212 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth186 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK175 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND136 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills121 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Shore Mill · 0.4 km
Shore Mill is a Grade II* listed former water-powered textile mill on Lawton Square in Delph, a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth, within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Histo…
Delph · 0.4 kmDelph is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies amongst the Pennines on the River…
Delph railway station · 0.5 kmDelph railway station served the village of Delph, Oldham, in what is now Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, between 1851 and 1955.
White Lion, Delph · 0.5 kmThe White Lion is a Grade II listed public house on Delph Lane in Delph, a village in Saddleworth within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Built in the mid to late 18th century, it origi…
Dobcross · 1.1 kmDobcross is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It is in a valley in the South Pennines, along the course of the River Tame and the Hudder…
- Measurements Halt railway station · 1.1 km
Measurements Halt railway station was opened on 18 July 1932 as part of the former London and North Western Railway route from Oldham to Delph. The station closed on 2 May 1955, when the Delph Donkey passenger train s…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Delph?
- Delph is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Oldham local authority.
- What is the population of Delph?
- Delph has an approximate settlement population of 1,899.
- How deprived is Delph?
- The Oldham local authority, which includes Delph, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.