Royton East & Cowlishaw
Oldham · North West · population 5,935 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,748 of 6,856 in England
- #401 of 932 in North West
- #8 of 34 in Oldham
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Administrative 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Administrative | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 60% · No religion 30% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 5%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Royton East & Cowlishaw sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,748 of 6,856 in England, and #8 of 34 in Oldham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (75) and lowest on Crime (29). Typical homes here, about £250,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 56% in five years (from 109 sales), 18% above the wider Oldham median of £212,500. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,758 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £36,336 a year, in the bottom third of England.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £250,000 | 109 | -0.6% | +56.3% |
| Detached | £425,500 | 42 | +0.5% | +56.1% |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 24 | +13.6% | +46.4% |
| Terraced | £167,000 | 35 | -2.3% | +45.2% |
| Flat | £132,000 | 8 | — | +29.4% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,758 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Royton East & Cowlishaw has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Oldham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Melksham SouthWiltshire45£252,500
- HabberleyWyre Forest45£244,500
- Preesall, Stalmine & HambletonWyre45£225,000
- Moulton, Weston & WhaplodeSouth Holland45£278,000
- Andover South EastTest Valley45£285,500
- Morley EastLeeds45£206,500