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Crompton

Ward

North west Oldham. About 9,904 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 72% of people in Crompton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,935
Joint 2,483rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
72%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Crompton compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

CromptonMiddle
Population20 wards, Oldham · 2021
Population: every ward in Oldham20 areas from 9,884 to 15,210. The middle area is 11,398. Crompton is 9,935.
9,9352nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Oldham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Oldham20 areas from 45.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Crompton is 72.0%.
72%5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Oldham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Oldham20 areas from 89.3% to 99.6%. The middle area is 98.5%. Crompton is 98.7%.
98.7%joint 8th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Oldham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Oldham20 areas from 1.7% to 12.3%. The middle area is 5.0%. Crompton is 3.5%.
3.5%joint 4th lowest

What is the population of Crompton?

Crompton had 9,935 usual residents at the census.

Crompton is the joint 2,483rd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Oldham

These figures are published for the whole of Oldham, not for each ward, so they describe all of Oldham and not Crompton alone. See Oldham

Average house price
£217,214
Up 4.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,042
34th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 122nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
36.8
11th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Crompton in brief

Crompton had 9,935 usual residents at the census.

About 72% of people in Crompton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Crompton, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Crompton, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.