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Springhead & Grasscroft

Middle area

South Oldham. 6,093 people in 2.8 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 Springhead & Grasscroft’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£285,000
3,446th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,064
2,842nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Springhead & Grasscroft 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. Springhead & Grasscroft is £285,000.
£285,0004th 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. Springhead & Grasscroft is 6,064.
6,06415th 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%. Springhead & Grasscroft is 89.2%.
89.2%2nd 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%. Springhead & Grasscroft is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 4th 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 Springhead & Grasscroft 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
Springhead & Grasscroft in brief

The median price paid for a home in Springhead & Grasscroft was £285,000 in 2025.

Springhead & Grasscroft had 6,064 usual residents at the census.

In Springhead & Grasscroft, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Springhead & Grasscroft, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.