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Werneth

WARD
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
15,892
Households
4,346
Crimes · Jul '25
Low · 0.1 per 1k
4,346
Households
Pakistani · 48%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 73%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jul '25
£168,833
Median property price
258
Postcodes
4,346
Households
Pakistani · 48%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 73%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jul '25
£168,833
Median property price
258
Postcodes

Sold prices in Werneth

England & Wales
Property sales · Werneth
HM Land Registry · Werneth
Average price
£190,543
YoY: +9.5%
Median price: £161,667
View district OL8
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £156,232
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£280k£193k£105k
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 Werneth

England & Wales
Crime trends · Werneth

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 yearAug '23 – Jul '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
110
Aug '23Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Jul '25
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Aug '23Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Jul '25
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Aug '23Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Jul '25
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Aug '23Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Jul '25
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Aug '23Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Jul '25

0 of 5 key categories improving

1
incidents · Jul '25

Flood risk in Werneth

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 Werneth

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 Werneth

Coordinates53.5338, -2.1294
Postcodes
258
Population (Census)
15,892
Households (Census)
4,346
Recorded crime · Jul '25
Low · 0.1 per 1k

Demographics in Werneth

Ethnicity

Total residents: 15,889
Pakistani48.0%
Bangladeshi20.0%
White Brit.14.1%
African3.8%
Other Asian3.6%
+ 4 other groups · 10.6%

Religion

Total residents: 15,886
Muslim73.0%
Christian14.1%
No religion6.1%
Not answered5.3%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 0.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 15,892
35–4921.0%
25–3414.4%
10–1512.1%
50–6411.7%
5–99.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.8%

Households

Total households: 4,346
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children28.1%
Other13.8%
With dependent children11.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.8%
Any member 66+7.5%
+ 8 other households · 28.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Werneth

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.18 (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 1.18 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Werneth

OL8
141 postcodes
OL9
117 postcodes