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Waterhead

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South west Oldham. About 14,735 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Waterhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,787
1,093rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Waterhead compares

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

WaterheadMiddle
Population20 wards, Oldham · 2021
Population: every ward in Oldham20 areas from 9,884 to 15,210. The middle area is 11,398. Waterhead is 13,787.
13,7876th most 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%. Waterhead is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. Waterhead is 99.6%.
99.6%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%. Waterhead is 8.5%.
8.5%5th highest

What is the population of Waterhead?

Waterhead had 13,787 usual residents at the census.

Waterhead is the 1,093rd 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 Waterhead 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
Waterhead in brief

Waterhead had 13,787 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Waterhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Waterhead, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Waterhead, 8.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.