Royton North
Oldham · North West · population 5,619 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,788 of 6,856 in England
- #314 of 932 in North West
- #5 of 34 in Oldham
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 65% · No religion 28% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 3%
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 North is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,788 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 34 in Oldham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (69) and lowest on Crime (32). Typical homes here sold for about £222,125 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 76 sales), in line with the wider Oldham median of £212,500. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #582 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £35,018 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 | £222,125 | 76 | +0.1% | +24.4% |
| Detached | £360,000 | 15 | -5.6% | +4.0% |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | 33 | -6.1% | +26.4% |
| Terraced | £195,000 | 26 | +8.3% | +25.3% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
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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 ?
- #582 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 North 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.
- Wyberton West & FenBoston59£216,500
- ShaftesburyDorset59£270,000
- BulkingtonNuneaton and Bedworth59£279,000
- Neston & ParkgateCheshire West and Chester59£289,250
- Almondsbury, Pilning & Severn BeachSouth Gloucestershire59£387,000
- Charlwood, Newdigate & Beare GreenMole Valley59£488,750