5,509
Households
White Brit. · 58%
Ethnicity
Christian · 40%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jan '26
£135,997
Median property price
267
Postcodes
Overview of Waterhead
Coordinates53.5478, -2.0817
Postcodes
267
Population (Census)
14,835
Households (Census)
5,509
Recorded crime · Jan '26
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Waterhead
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.00 (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 3.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Waterhead
Property sales · Waterhead
HM Land Registry · Waterhead
Average price
£178,572
YoY: +9.0%
Median price: £143,667
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £386,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£386k£239k£93k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Waterhead
Crime trends · Waterhead
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Waterhead
Ethnicity
White Brit.57.5%
Pakistani27.9%
African2.8%
Other White2.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.9%
+ 3 other groups · 7.7%
Religion
Christian39.6%
Muslim30.9%
No religion23.9%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
35–4920.2%
50–6416.5%
25–3414.4%
10–159.0%
≤48.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.5%
Households
Other19.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.7%
Any member 66+10.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
+ 7 other households · 34.3%
Schools in Waterhead
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Greenacres Primary Academy
Oldham · OL4 2AX
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Oasis Academy Clarksfield
Oldham · OL4 1NG
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Littlemoor Primary School
Oldham · OL4 2RR
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Oldham · OL4 1HP
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Waterhead
Postcodes in Waterhead
OL4 1HPOL4 1HSOL4 1LGOL4 1LHOL4 1LJOL4 1LLOL4 1LNOL4 1LPOL4 1LQOL4 1LUOL4 1LWOL4 1LXOL4 1LYOL4 1LZOL4 1NAOL4 1NBOL4 1NDOL4 1NEOL4 1NFOL4 1NGOL4 1NHOL4 1NJOL4 1NLOL4 1NNOL4 1NPOL4 1NQOL4 1NROL4 1NSOL4 1NUOL4 1NWOL4 1PBOL4 2AHOL4 2AJOL4 2ATOL4 2AWOL4 2AXOL4 2AYOL4 2AZOL4 2BAOL4 2BBOL4 2BDOL4 2BEOL4 2BGOL4 2BHOL4 2BJOL4 2BLOL4 2BNOL4 2BPOL4 2BQOL4 2BSOL4 2BTOL4 2BUOL4 2BWOL4 2DBOL4 2DFOL4 2DGOL4 2DHOL4 2DJOL4 2DLOL4 2DNOL4 2DPOL4 2DQOL4 2DROL4 2DSOL4 2DTOL4 2DUOL4 2DWOL4 2DXOL4 2DYOL4 2EAOL4 2EBOL4 2EDOL4 2EEOL4 2EFOL4 2EGOL4 2EHOL4 2EJOL4 2ELOL4 2ENOL4 2EPOL4 2EQOL4 2ETOL4 2EWOL4 2EXOL4 2EYOL4 2GAOL4 2HAOL4 2HBOL4 2HDOL4 2HEOL4 2HFOL4 2HHOL4 2HJOL4 2HLOL4 2HNOL4 2HPOL4 2HQOL4 2HROL4 2HSOL4 2HTOL4 2HUOL4 2HXOL4 2HYOL4 2HZOL4 2JAOL4 2JBOL4 2JDOL4 2JEOL4 2JGOL4 2JHOL4 2JJOL4 2JLOL4 2JNOL4 2JPOL4 2JQOL4 2JROL4 2JSOL4 2JTOL4 2JUOL4 2LB