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Saddleworth North

Ward

North east Oldham. About 9,851 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 42 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 82% of people in Saddleworth North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,884
2,517th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
82%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Saddleworth North compares

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

Saddleworth NorthMiddle
Population20 wards, Oldham · 2021
Population: every ward in Oldham20 areas from 9,884 to 15,210. The middle area is 11,398. Saddleworth North is 9,884.
9,884least 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%. Saddleworth North is 82.0%.
82%7th 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%. Saddleworth North is 89.3%.
89.3%lowest
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%. Saddleworth North is 2.0%.
2.0%2nd lowest

What is the population of Saddleworth North?

Saddleworth North had 9,884 usual residents at the census.

Saddleworth North is the 2,517th 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 Saddleworth North 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
Saddleworth North in brief

Saddleworth North had 9,884 usual residents at the census.

About 82% of people in Saddleworth North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Saddleworth North, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Saddleworth North, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.