# Holt Lane End & Bardsley

South west Oldham. 5,776 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.9 square kilometres.

Holt Lane End & Bardsley had 5,803 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02001130. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Holt Lane End & Bardsley was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 2,422nd 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/holt-lane-end-and-bardsley#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 5,803** (2021). Holt Lane End & Bardsley had 5,803 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 2,515th least 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/holt-lane-end-and-bardsley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Holt Lane End & Bardsley 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/holt-lane-end-and-bardsley#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.5%** (January 2026). In Holt Lane End & Bardsley, 96.5% 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/holt-lane-end-and-bardsley#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001130) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Holt Lane End & Bardsley 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=E02001130) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 78 homes were sold in Holt Lane End & Bardsley in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001130) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Holt Lane End & Bardsley had 5,803 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001130) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Oldham. The outline is Holt Lane End & Bardsley.

## Recorded crime in Holt Lane End & Bardsley


Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

## How Holt Lane End & Bardsley compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Holt Lane End & Bardsley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £240,000 | joint 8th most expensive | 34 middle areas, Oldham · 2025 |
| Population | 5,803 | 5th least 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 | 96.5% | 10th lowest | 34 middle areas, Oldham · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Holt Lane End & Bardsley?

Holt Lane End & Bardsley had 5,803 usual residents at the census.
Holt Lane End & Bardsley is the 2,515th least 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 Holt Lane End & Bardsley 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.

## Holt Lane End & Bardsley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Holt Lane End & Bardsley was £240,000 in 2025.
Holt Lane End & Bardsley had 5,803 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Holt Lane End & Bardsley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Holt Lane End & Bardsley, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001130
- Ward: [Failsworth East †](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/ward/failsworth-east)
- Constituency: [Manchester Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/manchester-central)
- Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 4.85 km²
- People, mid-2024: 5,776*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 20

* 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

[Lime Side & Garden Suburb](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/lime-side-and-garden-suburb), [Hathershaw](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/hathershaw), [Failsworth South](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/failsworth-south), [Droylsden East](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/droylsden-east), [Ashton Waterloo](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside/ashton-waterloo), [Failsworth East](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/failsworth-east)

## Latest updates for Holt Lane End & Bardsley

- 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/E02001130

## How to cite

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