Manchester commuter townsLittleborough vs Oldham

Littleborough vs Oldham: which commuter town suits you?

Littleborough is 4 minutes closer to Manchester, but Oldham is £20k cheaper on the average sold price.
Littleborough

#12 of 29

Oldham

#8 of 29

Train to Manchester

24 min
28 min

Average house price

£220k
£200k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

6.6x
5.9x

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

976 Mb
1039 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
7.2

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

14
13

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

166 ha
400 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

116
440

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Littleborough

Greater Manchester · 24 min to Manchester · average sold price £220k.

Read the Littleborough report

Living in Oldham

Greater Manchester · 28 min to Manchester · average sold price £200k.

Read the Oldham report

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