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Failsworth West

Ward

South west Oldham. About 11,351 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 45% of people in Failsworth West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,086
Joint 1,955th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
45%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Failsworth West compares

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

Failsworth WestMiddle
Population20 wards, Oldham · 2021
Population: every ward in Oldham20 areas from 9,884 to 15,210. The middle area is 11,398. Failsworth West is 11,086.
11,086joint 9th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Oldham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Oldham20 areas from 45.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Failsworth West is 45.0%.
45%fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Oldham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Oldham20 areas from 89.3% to 99.6%. The middle area is 98.5%. Failsworth West is 98.6%.
98.6%10th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Oldham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Oldham20 areas from 1.7% to 12.3%. The middle area is 5.0%. Failsworth West is 4.5%.
4.5%8th lowest

What is the population of Failsworth West?

Failsworth West had 11,086 usual residents at the census.

Failsworth West is the joint 1,955th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Oldham

These figures are published for the whole of Oldham, not for each ward, so they describe all of Oldham and not Failsworth West 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 123rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
36.8
11th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Failsworth West in brief

Failsworth West had 11,086 usual residents at the census.

About 45% of people in Failsworth West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Failsworth West, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Failsworth West, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.