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Oldham 036
Oldham 036 · 4 sub-areas · 8,034 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (96/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (74/100)Liveability 92/100 · Best 10%Commuter neighbourhood
Oldham 036 is a commuter neighbourhood within Oldham — train into Manchester runs in around 35 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
92/100
Best 10%
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Oldham 036?
A snapshot of Oldham 036
4 parks and 8 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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.
Oldham 036 in Oldham
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Oldham 036?
- The median monthly rent across Oldham 036 is £910.
- How safe is Oldham 036?
- Oldham 036 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 Oldham 036?
- 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 35 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Oldham 036?
- There are 29 schools within 2 km of Oldham 036, of which 39% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1010 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Oldham 036?
- The most common council tax band in Oldham 036 is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,885. Council tax is set by Oldham council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Oldham 036 to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Oldham 036 to central London is approximately 164 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 Oldham 036?
- 100% of premises in Oldham 036 are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Oldham 036?
- Oldham 036 sits in IMD decile 1 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 Oldham 036?
- 42% of households in Oldham 036 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 Oldham 036?
- The average property price across Oldham (the local authority covering Oldham 036) 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 Oldham 036 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 Oldham 036?
- Oldham 036 contains 4 local areas: Oldham 036A, Oldham 036C, Oldham 036B, Oldham 036D.
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- What is the average rent in Oldham 036?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Oldham 036 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 Oldham 036 a safe place to live?
- Oldham 036 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 Oldham 036?
- 39% of schools within 2 km of Oldham 036 are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Oldham 036?
- Public-transport commute time from Oldham 036 to central London is approximately 164 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Oldham 036 different from the rest of Oldham?
- Oldham 036 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 Oldham 036 rank in Oldham?
- Oldham 036 scores 92/100 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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