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Busk

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6,232 people · median £148,000 · Oldham

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More affordable than mostGood for schoolsFast broadband

Oldham Council · Labour minority — no overall control 18/60 seats · 30% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population6,232

0–14

28%

15–24

17%

25–44

29%

45–64

18%

65+

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Median age28.3

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate53%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents7.3%

Self-employed · of people in work15.2%

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Retired19.7%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified19%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications30.3%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health80%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.21/10

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Happiness7.31/10

Feels worthwhile7.57/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.35/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 1/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 5% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 1/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 1/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 5% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 2 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

1.0/10

Employment

1.7/10

Education & skills

1.7/10

Health & disability

3.0/10

Crime

2.0/10

Housing & services

2.3/10

Living environment

2.7/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

50%

own their home

62%

Asian
largest ethnic group · next: White 29%

ONS Census 2021

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