# Hathershaw South west Oldham. 9,625 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres. Hathershaw had 9,165 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Hathershaw was £212,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001126. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £212,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hathershaw was £212,000 in 2025. Joint 1,791st cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/hathershaw#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,165** (2021). Hathershaw had 9,165 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,934th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/hathershaw#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Hathershaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/hathershaw#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Hathershaw, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/hathershaw#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001126) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Hathershaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02001126) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 99 homes were sold in Hathershaw in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001126) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hathershaw had 9,165 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=E02001126) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Oldham. The outline is Hathershaw. ## Recorded crime in Hathershaw Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Hathershaw compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Hathershaw | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £212,000 | 16th most expensive | 34 middle areas, Oldham · 2025 | | Population | 9,165 | 3rd most populated | 34 middle areas, Oldham · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 34 middle areas, Oldham · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.7% | joint 2nd highest | 34 middle areas, Oldham · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Hathershaw? Hathershaw had 9,165 usual residents at the census. Hathershaw is the joint 1,934th most populated of 9,448 in the UK. ## 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](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) - **Average house price: £217,214** (August 2026). Oldham’s average house price was £217,214 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £34,042** (2025). Full-time workers living in Oldham earned a median of £34,042 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 34th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 6.4×** (2025). A home in Oldham costs 6.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 122nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 36.8** (2025). Oldham has a deprivation score of 36.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 11th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## 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. About 100% of people in Hathershaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Hathershaw, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001126 - Ward: [Medlock Vale †](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/ward/medlock-vale) - Constituency: [Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-west-chadderton-and-royton) - Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 2.04 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,625* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 25 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Oldham Town South](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/oldham-town-south), [Lime Side & Garden Suburb](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/lime-side-and-garden-suburb), [Holt Lane End & Bardsley](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/holt-lane-end-and-bardsley), [Alt](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/alt), [Alexandra Park](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/alexandra-park), [Ashton North](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ashton-north) ## Latest updates for Hathershaw - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001126 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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