Failsworth East

Oldham · North West · population 7,457 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

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In summary

Failsworth East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,777 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 34 in Oldham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (89) but weak on Living environment (9). Typical homes here, about £180,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 87 sales), 15% below the wider Oldham median of £212,500.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 18 · #5,585
Employment 16 · #5,770
Education 19 · #5,551
Health 20 · #5,509
Crime 12 · #6,017
Housing & access 89 · #773
Living environment 9 · #6,250

House prices ?

£180,000median (12m) · +0.8% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£180,00087+0.8%+31.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£228,00035+11.2%+42.5%
Terraced£164,00050+0.3%+42.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£180,000
Oldham£212,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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