Oldham

13°CFog

• Today: 18° / 13° · 79% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:31

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom

2 reported · July 2026

• Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Oldham Town Centre · Greater Manchester

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

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)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 378 rated 4–5 ★ (310 top)
• 42 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£214,850 average▲ 5.1% YoY

Across Oldham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• 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

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

• Sports centres4
• Gyms7
• Sports pitches81
• Playgrounds28

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Toughest half marathon in the UK returns· 3 Sept 2026
• Historic chippy Levers makes a splash in new home as Spindles welcomes wave of new investment· 2 Sept 2026
• Nostalgic Oldham to bring free family fun and retro entertainment to town centre· 2 Sept 2026
• The Spindles celebrates five major retail investments as town centre momentum continues· 25 Aug 2026
• Council secures court order following unauthorised encampment at Oldham Edge· 24 Aug 2026

Source: Oldham Council

242,088 residents in Oldham · 1,700/km²

• Under 16: 23%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 16%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Oldham

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

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

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

132 applications decided

91.7% granted · 121 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)

Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Source: UK Parliament

TBC majority

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

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,570 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

765 jobs advertised · £38,520 avg

e.g. Amazon Now E-Bike Delivery Partner - Earn £13 - £15 per hour*, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, HGV Class 2 Driver

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

85% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 63% · Wind 14% · Imports 11% · Biomass 9%

28 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

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

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office396 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s371 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership238 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth201 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 197 local signatures · 19,618 nationwide

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

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  Oldham King Street tram stop · 0.1 km

  Oldham King Street is a tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system and is located opposite Oldham Sixth Form College, at the junction of King Street and Union S…

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  Independent Methodist Chapel · 0.1 km

  The Independent Methodist Chapel, commonly known as George Street Chapel, is a historic former place of worship in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Built in 1815, it is considered one of the earliest chapels const…

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  Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church, Oldham · 0.2 km

  Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church or St Patrick's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1858 and was built in 1870. It is situated on the corne…

• Oldham Sixth Form College · 0.2 km

  Oldham Sixth Form College is a government-funded college of further education in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Opened in 1992 as a specialist centre for advanced-level study, the Principal of the college is Suz…

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  Oldham Civic Centre · 0.2 km

  Oldham Civic Centre is a municipal building in West Street, Oldham, England.

• The Revolution (radio station) · 0.2 km

  Revolution 96.2 was an Independent Local Radio station serving the Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside areas of Greater Manchester.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)