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Oldham

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
242,012
Households
93,118
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 0.0 per 1k
93,118
Households
White Brit. · 65%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 0.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£178,577
Median property price
£855
Median rent
5,905
Postcodes
93,118
Households
White Brit. · 65%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 0.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£178,577
Median property price
£855
Median rent
5,905
Postcodes

Sold prices in Oldham

England & Wales
Property sales · Oldham
HM Land Registry · Oldham
Average price
£226,366
YoY: +1.5%
Median price: £178,577
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 51 sales · avg £218,332
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£239k£214k£189k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '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 Oldham

England & Wales
Crime trends · Oldham

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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

1
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Oldham

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

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Oldham

Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink) is a 2-minute walk from the centre

Tram · Underground · 185 m

  • Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink)

    Tram · Underground

    185 m
  • Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink)

    Tram · Underground

    644 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Oldham

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

Private rents in Oldham

Median private rent

£855/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£684
1 bed
£855
2 bed
£1,037
3 bed
£1,416
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Oldham

Coordinates53.5440, -2.1042
Postcodes
5,905
Population (Census)
242,012
Households (Census)
93,118
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 0.0 per 1k

Demographics in Oldham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 242,056
White Brit.65.2%
Pakistani13.5%
Bangladeshi9.0%
African2.5%
Other White2.0%
+ 2 other groups · 7.7%

Religion

Total residents: 242,104
Christian44.9%
No religion25.0%
Muslim24.4%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 242,012
35–4919.1%
50–6418.1%
25–3413.1%
10–158.9%
65–748.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.0%

Households

Total households: 93,118
Other16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
Any member 66+12.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
+ 7 other households · 36.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Oldham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.54 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.54 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).