Moorside area report

Highlights

Moorside is a neighbourhood in Greater Manchester with a population of 4,561. The median house price is £265,000, with 68 sales in the past 12 months and prices rising 22.0 percent over five years. Terraced homes have a median of £120,000, semis £240,000, and detached properties £363,000. The median age of residents is 38.6 years, and 64.8 percent of homes are owner-occupied. About 45 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Moorside. Air quality is moderate, with nitrogen dioxide at 10.5 annual mean and fine particulate matter at 6.9 annual mean. Flood risk is absent. Broadband coverage is strong, with 97.8 percent gigabit capable and 100.0 percent superfast. Council tax band D is £2,595.47. The area falls within Oldham Council, a metropolitan district council with no overall control, and is part of the St James' ward.

Data updated 2026/2025. Moorside, Greater Manchester — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with Moorside’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Greater Manchester, Moorside ranks 4th cheapest of 10, 4th most affordable and 5th best for schools.

What does it cost?

• £265,000 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Moorside have risen 22% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 4,561 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) Across this district

About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Moorside (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 5 of 10, national basis). Little changed since 2019 (decile 5).

Schools

• 77% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• ≈24 min fastest train to Manchester (OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS), 2026) This district
• 98% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations, 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 4.7% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/moorside.

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Nearby areas we cover: Watersheddings, Waterhead, Spring Hill.