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Middleton Junction

Middle area

West Oldham. 6,291 people in 3.5 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 Middleton Junction’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£253,750
2,779th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,994
2,741st lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Middleton Junction 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. Middleton Junction is £253,750.
£253,7506th 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. Middleton Junction is 5,994.
5,99410th lowest
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%. Middleton Junction is 94.1%.
94.1%6th lowest
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%. Middleton Junction is 2.1%.
2.1%3rd lowest

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 Middleton Junction 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
Middleton Junction in brief

The median price paid for a home in Middleton Junction was £253,750 in 2025.

Middleton Junction had 5,994 usual residents at the census.

In Middleton Junction, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Middleton Junction, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.