Oldham: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£381,798

Semi-detached

£247,502

Terraced

£184,129

Flat or maisonette

£132,493

First-time buyers

£197,996

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  218,482 in 1991 → 251,560 in 2024 (+15.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £101,306 in 2005 → £217,171 in 2026 (+114.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £360 in 2008 → £591 in 2025 (+64.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  69.9% in 2004 → 76.4% in 2023 (+9.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.9% in 2001 → 6.6% in 2025 (+127.6%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,102 in 1997 → £18,775 in 2024 (+131.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Oldham; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Business births · Economy & work14.3% (2024) · 15th highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access97.2% (January 2026) · 14th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.9 t per person (2024) · 34th lowest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access9 min (2019) · 57th lowest of 326

Where it ranks worst

• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work41.8% (2024/25) · 356th lowest of 363
• Claimant count · Economy & work6.6% (2025) · 346th lowest of 361
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£18,775 (2024) · 347th highest of 361
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills54.4% (2023) · 318th highest of 348

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)78.4 years · England 80.0 · 107th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)81.5 years · England 83.8 · 136th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)56.1 years · England 60.9 · 126th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)56.7 years · England 61.3 · 122nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)405.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 125th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.0% · England 10.4 · 67th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.1% · England 64.6 · 106th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)63.1% · England 68.3 · 146th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)42.4 score · England 46.0 · 135th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.6% · England 5.8 · 69th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)38.2% · England 19.8 · 151st lowest of 153