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M35 9

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9,550 people · median £200,000 · 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 postcode sector

Population9,550

0–14

16%

15–24

11%

25–44

24%

45–64

29%

65+

20%

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Median age44

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 qualified23%

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

No formal qualifications21.8%

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 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% 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 4 in 2019 — little changed 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

4.5/10

Employment

4.1/10

Education & skills

4.0/10

Health & disability

3.6/10

Crime

3.1/10

Housing & services

8.1/10

Living environment

4.0/10

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

65%

own their home

94%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 2%

ONS Census 2021

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