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Waterhead

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
14,835
Households
5,509
Crimes · Jan '26
Low · 0.1 per 1k
5,509
Households
White Brit. · 58%
Ethnicity
Christian · 40%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jan '26
£141,333
Median property price
267
Postcodes
5,509
Households
White Brit. · 58%
Ethnicity
Christian · 40%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jan '26
£141,333
Median property price
267
Postcodes

Sold prices in Waterhead

England & Wales
Property sales · Waterhead
HM Land Registry · Waterhead
Average price
£176,178
YoY: +8.9%
Median price: £143,667
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £221,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£221k£157k£93k
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 Waterhead

England & Wales
Crime trends · Waterhead

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 yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
110
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

1
incidents · Jan '26

Flood risk in Waterhead

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.

Amenities in Waterhead

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 Waterhead

Coordinates53.5478, -2.0817
Postcodes
267
Population (Census)
14,835
Households (Census)
5,509
Recorded crime · Jan '26
Low · 0.1 per 1k

Demographics in Waterhead

Ethnicity

Total residents: 14,841
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

Total residents: 14,845
Christian39.6%
Muslim30.9%
No religion23.9%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 0.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 14,835
35–4920.2%
50–6416.5%
25–3414.4%
10–159.0%
≤48.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.5%

Households

Total households: 5,509
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%

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 2.52 (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 2.52 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Waterhead