Borough of Oldham · England
Shaw population
1,001people · latest estimate
Shaw has a population of 1,001, making it the 12th largest place in Borough of Oldham.
#12
of 13 in Borough of Oldham
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Oldham population trends, 2001–2025.
Shaw in context
3 km
west to Royton, the nearest larger town
668,346
people live within 10 km
#3,980
largest of 6,358 UK places
832
food businesses in Oldham
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Shaw sits in postcode district OL1.
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Population since 2001
Oldham, year by year from ONS estimates
Postcode district OL1
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