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Medlock Vale

WARD
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
15,509
Households
5,229
Crimes · May '26
1
5,229
Households
White Brit. · 44%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 40%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
1
Crimes · May '26
£159,562
Median property price
246
Postcodes
5,229
Households
White Brit. · 44%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 40%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
1
Crimes · May '26
£159,562
Median property price
246
Postcodes

Sold prices in Medlock Vale

England & Wales
Property sales · Medlock Vale
HM Land Registry · Medlock Vale
Average price
£184,329
YoY: -8.8%
Median price: £167,643
View district OL8
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – Jun '26Jun '26: 2 sales · avg £210,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£249k£198k£147k
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
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

England & Wales
Crime trends · Medlock Vale

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

1
incidents · May '26

Flood risk in Medlock Vale

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Oldham.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Oldham
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Amenities in Medlock Vale

GPs make up most of the mapped places

30 GPs · 11 Libraries · 4 Hospitals · 46 in all

  • GPs30
  • Libraries11
  • Hospitals4
  • Museums1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Medlock Vale

Coordinates53.5233, -2.1090
Postcodes
246
Population (Census)
15,509
Households (Census)
5,229
Recorded crime · May '26
1

Demographics in Medlock Vale

Ethnicity

Total residents: 15,514
White Brit.44.3%
Pakistani28.9%
Bangladeshi7.9%
African3.6%
Other White3.4%
+ 3 other groups · 11.8%

Religion

Total residents: 15,517
Muslim40.5%
Christian31.9%
No religion20.2%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 0.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 15,509
35–4920.9%
50–6414.8%
25–3414.3%
10–1510.8%
5–98.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%

Households

Total households: 5,229
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%

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 1.31 (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 1.31 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Medlock Vale

OL8
246 postcodes