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Medlock Vale

Ward

South west Oldham. About 14,973 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Medlock Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,264
989th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Medlock Vale compares

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Medlock ValeMiddle
Population20 wards, Oldham · 2021
Population: every ward in Oldham20 areas from 9,884 to 15,210. The middle area is 11,398. Medlock Vale is 14,264.
14,2645th most 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%. Medlock Vale is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. Medlock Vale is 98.8%.
98.8%7th 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%. Medlock Vale is 8.0%.
8.0%7th highest

What is the population of Medlock Vale?

Medlock Vale had 14,264 usual residents at the census.

Medlock Vale is the 989th 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 Medlock Vale 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
Medlock Vale in brief

Medlock Vale had 14,264 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Medlock Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Medlock Vale, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Medlock Vale, 8.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.