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Oldham

Borough Commander Paul ArgyleBorough Commander Paul Argyle

There are three fire stations in Oldham:

  • Oldham – Station No: E33
  • Hollins – Station No: E34
  • Chadderton – Station No: E35

Contact us
To contact the team at Oldham Borough, please call 0161 909 8620.

Chadderton community room

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has developed community rooms on some of our stations throughout the 10 Metropolitan boroughs we serve. These rooms are available for community use free of charge for relevant community activities with a key focus on areas such as health, education, crime & disorder, housing and employment. All we ask is that your reason for using our room is relevant and appropriate, i.e. it contributes to securing safer communities by addressing one or more of the areas listed above. In Oldham borough, we have a community room at Chadderton fire station. To find out more information or to book it please call 0161 909 8627.

About Oldham

  • The population of Oldham Borough is 217,273
  • In terms of age, 28.17% are 19 or under, 33.74% are aged 20 – 44, 23.8% are aged 45 – 64, 14.28% are over 65.
  • There are 87,824 households in the borough – 68.43 are owner occupied or shared ownership, 18.13% are rented from the local Council, 4.78% are rented from a Housing Association or Registered Social Landlord, 5.52% are rented from a private landlord or letting agency and 3.14% are classed as other. Map_Oldham jpg
  • Concerning the breakdown of ethnicity in the borough, 86.14% are White, 1.13% are Mixed Race, 11.88% are Asian or Asian British, 0.57% are Black or Black British, 0.28% belong to different multi-ethnic communities.
  • Just over 40% people within the borough are economically active and working full-time, 6.78% are self-employed, 3.69% are unemployed, 2.14% are full-time students (over 16).

 All information is taken from the 2001 Census

Places of risk identified in Oldham

  • There are 6,982 non-domestic rateable properties and 161 schools in Oldham. 
  • Main industries include chemicals, engineering, silicon chip manufacture and the aerospace industry. 
  • There is a large number of light manufacturing and food processing premises, together with modern retail distribution sites containing high bay warehouses.