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Oldham vs Stockport
Oldham (North West, England · ~238k people) · Stockport (North West, England · ~294k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Oldham leads on 3, Stockport on 3, 1 effectively tied. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
Oldham
£35,417/yr
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
Stockport
£40,648/yr
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Stockport: 15% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Oldham
£207,875
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Stockport
£305,000
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
Oldham: 47% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Oldham
£910/mo
Better than 60% of UK LAs
Stockport
£1,091/mo
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Oldham: 20% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Oldham
£2,602/yr
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Stockport
£2,619/yr
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Oldham
106.7/1k
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Stockport
75.0/1k
Around UK average
Stockport: 42% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Oldham
33.2
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Stockport
20.8
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Stockport: lower average deprivation score (20.8 vs 33.2).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Oldham
84.5%
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Stockport
82.3%
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Oldham: 2.2 percentage points more pupils in Good/Outstanding schools.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
Oldham
Rent takes 31% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 5.9× median annual pay
Stockport
Rent takes 32% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 7.5× median annual pay
Full Oldham profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Stockport profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.