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Oldham 029A

Neighbourhood

South west Oldham. 1,512 people in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Oldham 029A is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
73.1
166th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,509
23,051st highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
14.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Oldham 029A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Oldham 029AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only142 neighbourhoods, Oldham · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Oldham142 areas from 6.6 to 80.2. The middle area is 32.9. Oldham 029A is 73.1.
73.13rd most deprived
Population142 neighbourhoods, Oldham · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Oldham142 areas from 1,109 to 2,997. The middle area is 1,570. Oldham 029A is 1,509.
1,50950th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage142 neighbourhoods, Oldham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Oldham142 areas from 73.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.2%. Oldham 029A is 99.8%.
99.8%joint 29th highest
Claimant rate142 neighbourhoods, Oldham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Oldham142 areas from 0.6% to 16.9%. The middle area is 5.8%. Oldham 029A is 14.4%.
14.4%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Oldham

These figures are published for the whole of Oldham, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Oldham and not Oldham 029A 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
Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%
37.3%
10th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Oldham 029A in brief

Oldham 029A has a deprivation score of 73.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Oldham 029A had 1,509 usual residents at the census.

In Oldham 029A, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Oldham 029A, 14.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.