Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001111

Oldham Town North

Oldham Town North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,134 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham

9,134

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,436

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,126.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

56.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oldham Town North

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Social rented60.3%

2,073 households

Owned20%

688 households

Private rented17.7%

608 households

Shared ownership1.3%

45 households

Lives rent free0.6%

22 households

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement45.5%

1,564 households

Terraced32.3%

1,111 households

Semi-detached13.5%

465 households

Detached5.4%

187 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%

40 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%

37 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%

28 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

4 households

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household56.4%

1,939 households

1 car or van in household33.1%

1,138 households

2 cars or vans in household8.3%

286 households

3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%

73 households

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom31.1%

1,068 households

3 bedrooms30.9%

1,063 households

2 bedrooms30.8%

1,059 households

4 or more bedrooms7.2%

246 households

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.9%

1,715 households

One-person household41.6%

1,431 households

Other household types8.4%

290 households

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.6%

1,431 households

2 people in household19.5%

670 households

3 people in household12.6%

435 households

4 people in household10.3%

353 households

5 people in household6.5%

225 households

6 people in household4%

137 households

8 or more people in household3.3%

115 households

7 people in household2.1%

73 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.4%

2,504 residents

15–2921.6%

1,971 residents

30–4421.2%

1,939 residents

45–6420.7%

1,891 residents

65 and over9.1%

831 residents

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White43.7%

3,994 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh32%

2,921 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.4%

1,495 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%

441 residents

Other ethnic group3.2%

288 residents

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications36.5%

2,326 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above18.5%

1,180 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13%

828 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%

794 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications12.3%

783 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.5%

286 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.7%

175 residents aged 16 and over

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50%

3,183 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active (excluding full-time students)47%

2,996 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student3%

191 residents aged 16 and over

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24%

1,529 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed21.9%

1,397 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%

791 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students12.2%

774 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%

543 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%

416 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations6.3%

402 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%

350 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.6%

167 residents aged 16 and over

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%

4,203 residents

Good health30.4%

2,780 residents

Fair health14.8%

1,351 residents

Bad health6.4%

587 residents

Very bad health2.3%

214 residents

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%

7,305 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20%

1,830 residents

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%

1,267 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions26.5%

912 households

Household is not deprived in any dimension23.1%

793 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions12.5%

429 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions1%

35 households

Oldham Town North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001111

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Oldham Town North

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Oldham Town North

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.