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Deprivation in Oldham.

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How deprived Oldham is overall, with district-level and upper-tier comparisons where both apply.

Plain-English context

Oldham has an IMD 2025 score of 36.8 (higher means more deprived). Oldham ranks 11th most deprived of 296 district-level authorities. In the separate upper-tier comparison, it ranks 9th most deprived of 153. The Index of Multiple Deprivation blends income, employment, education, health, crime, housing and the living environment into one score. It is a composite index, not a rate, and it averages across the whole area — individual neighbourhoods can differ widely.

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), corrected upper-tier average scores and official ranks. England benchmark via OHID Fingertips. Each card states its reporting period; open its share page for the retrieval date and full provenance.

36.8

IMD 2025 deprivation score (higher = more deprived).

11th most deprived of 296 district-level authorities

Also: 9th most deprived of 153 upper-tier authorities

England: 21.8

Oldham · 2025 · Persons, All ages

Source: MHCLG · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Population-weighted average of small-area scores.

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