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Oakenshaw

Middle area

East Redditch. 5,657 people in 2.1 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 Oakenshaw’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£280,000
3,347th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,568
2,260th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Oakenshaw compares

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

OakenshawMiddle
Median sale price13 middle areas, Redditch · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Redditch13 areas from £185,000 to £368,000. The middle area is £265,000. Oakenshaw is £280,000.
£280,000joint 4th highest
Population13 middle areas, Redditch · 2021
Population: every middle area in Redditch13 areas from 5,449 to 9,340. The middle area is 6,639. Oakenshaw is 5,568.
5,5683rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Redditch · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Redditch13 areas from 67.1% to 99.2%. The middle area is 90.3%. Oakenshaw is 91.2%.
91.2%6th highest
Claimant rate13 middle areas, Redditch · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Redditch13 areas from 1.7% to 7.2%. The middle area is 3.9%. Oakenshaw is 3.9%.
3.9%7th highest

Figures for the whole of Redditch

These figures are published for the whole of Redditch, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Redditch and not Oakenshaw alone. See Redditch

Average house price
£245,573
Down 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,251
73rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Oakenshaw in brief

The median price paid for a home in Oakenshaw was £280,000 in 2025.

Oakenshaw had 5,568 usual residents at the census.

In Oakenshaw, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Oakenshaw, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.