Royton South West
Oldham · North West · population 6,011 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Royton South · Postcode OL1 · OL2 · OL3
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,495 of 6,856 in England
- #488 of 932 in North West
- #12 of 34 in Oldham
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 64% · No religion 27% · 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 South West is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,495 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 34 in Oldham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (59) and lowest on Crime (24). Typical homes here, about £240,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 41% in five years (from 76 sales), 13% above the wider Oldham median of £212,500. Typical household take-home income is around £31,968 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 | £240,000 | 76 | +6.2% | +41.2% |
| Detached | £375,000 | 10 | +11.6% | +50.8% |
| Semi-detached | £260,000 | 33 | +11.5% | +55.0% |
| Terraced | £183,000 | 32 | +11.9% | +28.0% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
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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 ?
- #2,560 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 South West 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.
- Mapperley ParkNottingham34£235,000
- Brandwood EndBirmingham34£246,000
- Westham SouthDorset34£265,000
- Higher BrixhamTorbay34£271,000
- Central WatfordWatford34£300,000
- Hither GreenLewisham34£440,000