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St Mary's electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 37.1% here, compared with 24.4% across Oldham (12.7 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 34.7% here, compared with 24.7% across Oldham (10 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 7.9% here, compared with 16% across Oldham (8 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

7.9%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,195 out of 15,039.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.5%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

972 out of 15,041.

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People counted in the census

15,033

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

15,033 out of 15,033.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

19.5%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

2,074 out of 10,622.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

74.9%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

3,168 out of 4,227.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

37.1%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,568 out of 4,227.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

49.6%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

5,269 out of 10,623.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

44.1%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

4,690 out of 10,623.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

6.9%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

730 out of 10,623.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

34.7%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

3,686 out of 10,622.

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Homes rented privately

25%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,066 out of 4,227.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

9.3%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

987 out of 10,623.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

27%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,130 out of 4,227.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

6.3%

21 March 2021 · St Mary's

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

664 out of 10,623.

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Crime and safety

Police UK publication gap, checked 2026-10-17: Greater Manchester Police: Currently no crime, outcome or stop and search data is available. The force is progressing towards a new IT system and data processes which will support provision of data to police.uk in the future. Some data is available directly from GMP website here: https://www.gmp.police.uk/police-forces/greater-manchester-police/areas/greater-manchester-force-content/sd/stats-and-data/ Greater Manchester Police: Crime data not provided for August 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. A complete two-year ward comparison is therefore withheld; other forces’ nearby records are not substituted.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Oldham →