# Oldham Town North West Oldham. 9,873 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres. Oldham Town North had 9,134 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Oldham Town North was £138,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001111. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £138,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oldham Town North was £138,000 in 2025. Joint 347th 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/oldham-town-north#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,134** (2021). Oldham Town North had 9,134 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,978th 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/oldham-town-north#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Oldham Town North 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/oldham-town-north#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Oldham Town North, 97.3% 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/oldham-town-north#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02001111) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Oldham Town North 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=E02001111) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 21 homes were sold in Oldham Town North in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02001111) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Oldham Town North had 9,134 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=E02001111) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Oldham. The outline is Oldham Town North. ## Recorded crime in Oldham Town North Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Oldham Town North compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Oldham Town North | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £138,000 | cheapest | 34 middle areas, Oldham · 2025 | | Population | 9,134 | 4th 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 | 97.3% | joint 13th lowest | 34 middle areas, Oldham · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Oldham Town North? Oldham Town North had 9,134 usual residents at the census. Oldham Town North is the joint 1,978th 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 Oldham Town North 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. ## Oldham Town North in brief The median price paid for a home in Oldham Town North was £138,000 in 2025. Oldham Town North had 9,134 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Oldham Town North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Oldham Town North, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001111 - Ward: [Coldhurst †](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/ward/coldhurst) - 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: 1.78 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,873* - Neighbourhoods: 4 - 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 [Busk](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/busk), [Royton South East](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/royton-south-east), [Oldham Town South](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/oldham-town-south), [Derker](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/derker), [Alexandra Park](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/alexandra-park), [Salem](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/salem) ## Latest updates for Oldham Town North - 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/E02001111 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/oldham-town-north, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/oldham-town-north#f-house-sales-median-price. 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