# Parking income in Oldham url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/oldham/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Parking income in Oldham Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). In 2025–26 Oldham took **£2.5m** in parking income and spent £1.8m, a **surplus of £0.7m** against £0.2m in 2024–25 (+293%), the 179th largest of 290 councils in England. Penalty charges brought in £0.8m. Figures are from the council's own return to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set). ## Key figures - £0.70mParking surplus ▲ 2025–26 - £2.49mParking income ▼ 2025–26 - £1.79mSpending on parking ▼ 2025–26 - £0.78mPenalty charge income ▼ 2025–26 - 179 of 290Rank in England, largest surplus first 2025–26 Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set). ## How much has Oldham made from parking each year? **Oldham: parking income, spending and surplus, £ million** **The numbers behind this chart** | Year | Income | Spending | Surplus | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2017–18Details | £1.99m | £1.95m | £0.04m | | Spending£1.95mSurplus£0.04m | | | | | 2018–19Details | £2.25m | £2.07m | £0.19m | | Spending£2.07mSurplus£0.19m | | | | | 2019–20Details | £2.43m | £2.27m | £0.16m | | Spending£2.27mSurplus£0.16m | | | | | 2020–21Details | £1.7m | £2.15m | £-0.45m | | Spending£2.15mSurplus£-0.45m | | | | | 2021–22Details | £2.37m | £2.04m | £0.33m | | Spending£2.04mSurplus£0.33m | | | | | 2022–23Details | £2.61m | £2.23m | £0.38m | | Spending£2.23mSurplus£0.38m | | | | | 2023–24Details | £2.56m | £2.27m | £0.29m | | Spending£2.27mSurplus£0.29m | | | | | 2024–25Details | £2.54m | £2.36m | £0.18m | | Spending£2.36mSurplus£0.18m | | | | | 2025–26Details | £2.49m | £1.79m | £0.7m | | Spending£1.79mSurplus£0.7m | | | | Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set). | Year | On-street income | On-street spending | Car park income | Car park spending | Penalty income | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2017–18Details | £1.99m | £1.95m | £0.00m | £0.00m | £0.00m | | On-street spending£1.95mCar park income£0.00mCar park spending£0.00mPenalty income£0.00m | | | | | | | 2018–19Details | £0.57m | £0.53m | £1.68m | £1.54m | £0.46m | | On-street spending£0.53mCar park income£1.68mCar park spending£1.54mPenalty income£0.46m | | | | | | | 2019–20Details | £0.55m | £0.52m | £1.87m | £1.75m | £0.44m | | On-street spending£0.52mCar park income£1.87mCar park spending£1.75mPenalty income£0.44m | | | | | | | 2020–21Details | £0.14m | £0.17m | £1.56m | £1.98m | £0.09m | | On-street spending£0.17mCar park income£1.56mCar park spending£1.98mPenalty income£0.09m | | | | | | | 2021–22Details | £0.29m | £0.10m | £2.07m | £1.94m | £0.00m | | On-street spending£0.10mCar park income£2.07mCar park spending£1.94mPenalty income£0.00m | | | | | | | 2022–23Details | £0.73m | £0.70m | £1.88m | £1.52m | £0.62m | | On-street spending£0.70mCar park income£1.88mCar park spending£1.52mPenalty income£0.62m | | | | | | | 2023–24Details | £0.93m | £0.16m | £1.63m | £2.11m | £0.82m | | On-street spending£0.16mCar park income£1.63mCar park spending£2.11mPenalty income£0.82m | | | | | | | 2024–25Details | £1.00m | £1.47m | £1.53m | £0.88m | £0.90m | | On-street spending£1.47mCar park income£1.53mCar park spending£0.88mPenalty income£0.90m | | | | | | | 2025–26Details | £0.89m | £1.18m | £1.60m | £0.61m | £0.78m | | On-street spending£1.18mCar park income£1.60mCar park spending£0.61mPenalty income£0.78m | | | | | | Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set). All figures are cash, in the council's own return. The most recent year is a first release and may be revised. Oldham is recorded as: Met District. ## What can Oldham spend a surplus on? **On-street parking charges and all council parking penalty charges (England and Wales)** Ring-fenced by law a ring-fenced parking account. A surplus may only be spent on parking, public transport, highway and environmental improvements and similar purposes; a deficit is made good from the general fund. [Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s55, as applied in England by SI 2022/71, regs 25 and 27](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/section/55) At the end of each financial year any deficit in the account shall be made good out of the general fund or, in Wales, council fund, and (subject to subsection (3) below) any surplus shall be applied for all or any of the purposes specified in subsection (4) below **Council car park (off-street) tariffs** Kept by the body that collects it the council's general fund. Section 55 covers on-street parking and enforcement income, not car park fees. Not verified [Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s55(1), and DfT statutory guidance on civil parking enforcement](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-enforcement-of-parking-contraventions/guidance-for-local-authorities-on-enforcing-parking-restrictions) The income from on-street charging and any penalty charge payments received (whether for on-street or off-street enforcement) must only be used in accordance with section 55 (as amended) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Legal position as of 22 September 2026. Source: [legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/). Checked by hand 22 September 2026. ## How does Oldham compare with other councils? **Oldham among the England councils nearest it, parking surplus 2025–26** - 175. Braintree £0.74m - 176. Blackburn with Darwen UA £0.74m - 177. South Kesteven £0.71m - 178. Lincolnshire CC £0.71m - ◆179. Oldham £0.70m - 180. Newark & Sherwood £0.69m - 181. Spelthorne £0.67m - 182. West Sussex CC £0.67m - 183. Wolverhampton £0.67m England average: £4.83m ◆ Oldham Ranked largest surplus first; a negative figure is a deficit. [Every council](/parking-fines-and-council-parking-income/) is in the full tables. **Show as a table** | Name | Surplus | | --- | --- | | 175. Braintree | £0.74m | | 176. Blackburn with Darwen UA | £0.74m | | 177. South Kesteven | £0.71m | | 178. Lincolnshire CC | £0.71m | | 179. Oldham (Oldham) | £0.70m | | 180. Newark & Sherwood | £0.69m | | 181. Spelthorne | £0.67m | | 182. West Sussex CC | £0.67m | | 183. Wolverhampton | £0.67m | Figures for the 2025–26 financial year. Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set). [Every council's parking surplus](/parking-fines-and-council-parking-income/), penalty charge levels and the national trend. ## Sources for this page | Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: revenue outturn multi-year data set (RO2 parking)](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2025–26 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | | [legislation.gov.uk and official guidance, provision by provision](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/) | legislation.gov.uk | 22 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0 (legislation.gov.uk)](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | Each source's figures are used under the licence shown. Our own words, analysis, charts and derived calculations are ours, under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ## Related pages - [Back to Oldham: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/oldham/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.