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Oldham

Oldham is a city in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 237,110. It has around 3 schools, 10 GP surgeries, 11 pharmacies, 9 supermarkets, 1 park or green space, and around 170 restaurants and cafés, with 88 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Moston, 3.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £231,636, and there was around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Oldham area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Oldham area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 242,088 residents at roughly 1,700 people per km².

Council
Oldham
County
Greater Manchester
Constituency
Oldham West and Royton
Police force
Greater Manchester
23/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 293rd of 294 English council areas — better than 0% of them.

Low crime11
Home affordability82
Affordable rents60
Good schools9
Life expectancy18
Low deprivation9
Employment4
Low council tax11

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

17°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 21° / 13° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:29

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences2

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

216 reported road collisions (2024)

67 killed or seriously injured · 290 casualties · 8.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 379 rated 4–5 ★ (309 top)
  • 41 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Mills Hill (3.7 km)
  • 102 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Mills Hill (3.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£214,850 average▲ 5.1% YoY

Across Oldham · to 2026-06

Detached£379,768
Semi-detached£244,930
Terraced£181,723
Flat£131,245

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£931 average monthly rent▲ 11% YoY

  • 1 bed £694
  • 2 bed £868
  • 3 bed £1,054

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (10.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (6.5 km)

41 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

71 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: George Street (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Gyms7
  • Sports pitches81
  • Playgrounds28

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

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)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 29 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

30% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,602 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (52% of 99,060)

A £1,735
B £2,024
C £2,313
D £2,602
E £3,181
F £3,759
G £4,337
H £5,204

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

128 schools · 45,967 pupils

86 primary · 14 secondary · 28 other

Ofsted: 36 of 47 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)

105inspected 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
  • 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
  • Waterhead Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Oldham

Care & health services

226 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes46
  • GP practices42
  • Dentists55
  • Homecare agencies65
  • Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Oldham

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 75 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

132 applications decided

91.7% granted · 121 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)

Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

TBC majority

  • Lab 18
  • Con 4
  • LD 6
  • Ref 16
  • Oth 16

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools28
  • GPs & clinics11
  • Pharmacies14
  • Supermarkets14
  • Parks & greens19486
  • Restaurants & cafés173

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,570 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

796 jobs advertised · £38,014 avg

e.g. Roadside Vehicle Mechanic, Roadside Rescue Mechanic, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time

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

80% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 38% · Wind 32% · Imports 11% · Gas 10%

43 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Oldham?
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Oldham local authority.
What is the population of Oldham?
Oldham has an approximate settlement population of 237,110.
How deprived is Oldham?
The Oldham local authority, which includes Oldham, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.