Neighbourhood · Oldham · North West
Middleton Junction
Oldham 015 · 4 sub-areas · 6,291 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (85/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (60/100)Liveability 78/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Middleton Junction is a commuter neighbourhood within Oldham — train into Manchester runs in around 23 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
78/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Middleton Junction?
A snapshot of Middleton Junction
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £910 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Middleton Junction in Oldham
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Middleton Junction?
- The median monthly rent across Middleton Junction is £910.
- How safe is Middleton Junction?
- Middleton Junction has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Middleton Junction?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Middleton Junction?
- There are 18 schools within 2 km of Middleton Junction, of which 30% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2518 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Middleton Junction?
- The most common council tax band in Middleton Junction is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,359. Council tax is set by Oldham council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Middleton Junction to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Middleton Junction to central London is approximately 145 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Middleton Junction?
- 100% of premises in Middleton Junction are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Middleton Junction?
- Middleton Junction sits in IMD decile 9 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Middleton Junction?
- 89% of households in Middleton Junction are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Middleton Junction?
- The average property price across Oldham (the local authority covering Middleton Junction) is approximately £211,734, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Middleton Junction a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.38 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £29,124.)
- Which local areas are part of Middleton Junction?
- Middleton Junction contains 4 local areas: Oldham 015B, Oldham 015A, Oldham 015D, Oldham 015C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Middleton Junction
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Middleton Junction?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Middleton Junction is £910. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Middleton Junction a safe place to live?
- Middleton Junction has a safety score of 100/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Middleton Junction?
- 30% of schools within 2 km of Middleton Junction are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Middleton Junction?
- Public-transport commute time from Middleton Junction to central London is approximately 145 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Middleton Junction different from the rest of Oldham?
- Middleton Junction contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Middleton Junction rank in Oldham?
- Middleton Junction scores 78/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Oldham, see the Cities table on the Oldham page.
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