5,229
Households
White Brit. · 44%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 40%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£167,643
Median property price
246
Postcodes
Overview of Medlock Vale
Coordinates53.5233, -2.1091
Postcodes
246
Population (Census)
15,509
Households (Census)
5,229
Recorded crime · May '26
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Medlock Vale
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.97 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.97 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Medlock Vale
Property sales · Medlock Vale
HM Land Registry · Medlock Vale
Average price
£185,691
YoY: -7.0%
Median price: £167,643
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £211,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£249k£183k£117k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Medlock Vale
Crime trends · Medlock Vale
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
ASB
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Medlock Vale
Ethnicity
White Brit.44.3%
Pakistani28.9%
Bangladeshi7.9%
African3.6%
Other White3.4%
+ 3 other groups · 11.8%
Religion
Muslim40.5%
Christian31.9%
No religion20.2%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
35–4920.9%
50–6414.8%
25–3414.3%
10–1510.8%
5–98.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.7%
Other15.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.2%
Any member 66+8.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.9%
+ 8 other households · 34.4%
Schools in Medlock Vale
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Coppice Primary Academy
Oldham · OL8 1AP
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Medlock Valley Primary School
Oldham · OL8 2PN
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Hathershaw College
Oldham · OL8 3EP
Good
0.1 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Oldham · OL8 2SR
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Hulme Grammar School
Oldham · OL8 4BX
0.7 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–18
St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School
Oldham · OL8 2PY
Not judged
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Medlock Vale
Postcodes in Medlock Vale
OL8 1AAOL8 1ADOL8 1AEOL8 1AFOL8 1AGOL8 1AHOL8 1AJOL8 1ALOL8 1ANOL8 1APOL8 1AROL8 1ASOL8 1ATOL8 1AUOL8 1AXOL8 1AYOL8 1AZOL8 1BAOL8 1BBOL8 1BDOL8 1BGOL8 1BHOL8 1BLOL8 1BNOL8 1BPOL8 1BQOL8 1BSOL8 1BTOL8 1BUOL8 1BWOL8 1HNOL8 1QBOL8 1QDOL8 1QFOL8 1QGOL8 1QJOL8 1QNOL8 1QPOL8 1QQOL8 1QROL8 1QSOL8 1QTOL8 1QUOL8 1RAOL8 1RJOL8 2AGOL8 2AROL8 2ASOL8 2ATOL8 2AYOL8 2BFOL8 2BLOL8 2BPOL8 2ETOL8 2EUOL8 2FNOL8 2FPOL8 2FQOL8 2FROL8 2FSOL8 2FUOL8 2FWOL8 2FXOL8 2FYOL8 2LDOL8 2LEOL8 2LFOL8 2LGOL8 2LLOL8 2LNOL8 2LPOL8 2LQOL8 2LROL8 2LSOL8 2LTOL8 2LWOL8 2LXOL8 2NBOL8 2NDOL8 2NEOL8 2NFOL8 2NGOL8 2NHOL8 2NJOL8 2NLOL8 2NNOL8 2NPOL8 2NQOL8 2NROL8 2NSOL8 2NTOL8 2NUOL8 2NWOL8 2NYOL8 2NZOL8 2PBOL8 2PDOL8 2PEOL8 2PFOL8 2PHOL8 2PJOL8 2PLOL8 2PNOL8 2PROL8 2PSOL8 2PTOL8 2PXOL8 2PYOL8 2PZOL8 2QAOL8 2QBOL8 2QDOL8 2QFOL8 2QGOL8 2QHOL8 2QJOL8 2QLOL8 2QNOL8 2QQOL8 2QR