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Hathershaw

Middle area

South west Oldham. 9,625 people in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Hathershaw’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£212,000
1,791st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,165
1,934th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hathershaw compares

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Median sale price34 middle areas, Oldham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Oldham34 areas from £138,000 to £355,000. The middle area is £199,000. Hathershaw is £212,000.
£212,00016th highest
Population34 middle areas, Oldham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Oldham34 areas from 5,458 to 12,317. The middle area is 6,832. Hathershaw is 9,165.
9,1653rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage34 middle areas, Oldham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Oldham34 areas from 88.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 98.3%. Hathershaw is 99.7%.
99.7%joint 2nd highest
Claimant rate34 middle areas, Oldham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Oldham34 areas from 1.6% to 12.3%. The middle area is 5.5%. Hathershaw is 9.8%.
9.8%4th highest

Figures for the whole of Oldham

These figures are published for the whole of Oldham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Oldham and not Hathershaw alone. See Oldham

Average house price
£217,171
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,042
34th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
123rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
36.8
11th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hathershaw in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hathershaw was £212,000 in 2025.

Hathershaw had 9,165 usual residents at the census.

In Hathershaw, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hathershaw, 9.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.