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Shaw

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North west Oldham. About 10,209 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 78% of people in Shaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,049
2,442nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
78%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shaw compares

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

ShawMiddle
Population20 wards, Oldham · 2021
Population: every ward in Oldham20 areas from 9,884 to 15,210. The middle area is 11,398. Shaw is 10,049.
10,0494th 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%. Shaw is 78.0%.
78%6th 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%. Shaw is 96.7%.
96.7%8th lowest
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%. Shaw is 4.8%.
4.8%9th lowest

What is the population of Shaw?

Shaw had 10,049 usual residents at the census.

Shaw is the 2,442nd 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 Shaw 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
Shaw in brief

Shaw had 10,049 usual residents at the census.

About 78% of people in Shaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Shaw, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shaw, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.