Woodhouses

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 7° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:28

9h 13m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Salford Eccles, United Kingdom

• 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

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)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 411 rated 4–5 ★ (343 top)
• 20 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Moston (3.1 km)
• 18 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£217,214 average▲ 4.6% YoY

Across Oldham · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (9.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.4 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

137 charging locations within ~8 km

• 38 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Extra - Failsworth (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres4
• Sports pitches52
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Oldham

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

• In a conservation area (Woodhouses)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

270 applications decided

96.7% granted · 261 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Lucy Powell

Labour (Co-op)

Manchester Central

Source: UK Parliament

TBC majority

• Lab 18
• Con 4
• LD 6
• Ref 15
• Oth 16

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

• Schools12
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens111
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,815 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

77% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 45% · Wind 32% · Gas 13% · Imports 10%

51 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

3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in M35

• Quayside Medical Practice
• Medlock Medical Practice
• Oldham South Pcn Extended Access

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Manchester Central:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth232 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements157 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
• Review & amend immigration rules for Hongkongers with political convictions128 local signatures · 11,120 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks117 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK110 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Woodhouses · 0.0 km

  Woodhouses is an area in Failsworth, in the Oldham district of Greater Manchester, England. It is about 5 miles (8 km) miles from Manchester city centre. In 2021 it had a population of 1094. Woodhouses Conservation Ar…

• Co-op Academy Failsworth · 0.8 km

  Co-op Academy Failsworth, formerly Failsworth School, is a co-educational secondary school admitting children between 11 and 16 years of age. The school is located in Failsworth, Greater Manchester.

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  Daisy Nook · 1.0 km

  Daisy Nook is a country park in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England, which runs through the Medlock Valley.

• Fairbottom Branch Canal · 1.1 km

  The Fairbottom Branch Canal was a canal near Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, England.

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  Littlemoss High School · 1.2 km

  Littlemoss High School for Boys was a comprehensive school in Littlemoss, Droylsden, Tameside, England. It merged with Droylsden High School, Mathematics and Computing College for Girls in September 2009 to become Dro…

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  Littlemoss · 1.3 km

  Littlemoss is a suburb of Droylsden, in the Tameside district, in the county of Greater Manchester, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)