# Royton East & Cowlishaw

West Oldham. 6,223 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.

Royton East & Cowlishaw had 6,030 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02001102. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £256,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Royton East & Cowlishaw was £256,000 in 2025. Joint 2,845th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/royton-east-and-cowlishaw#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,030** (2021). Royton East & Cowlishaw had 6,030 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,794th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/royton-east-and-cowlishaw#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Royton East & Cowlishaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/royton-east-and-cowlishaw#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Royton East & Cowlishaw, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/royton-east-and-cowlishaw#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001102) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Royton East & Cowlishaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02001102) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 122 homes were sold in Royton East & Cowlishaw in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001102) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Royton East & Cowlishaw had 6,030 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001102) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Oldham. The outline is Royton East & Cowlishaw.

## Recorded crime in Royton East & Cowlishaw


Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

## How Royton East & Cowlishaw compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Royton East & Cowlishaw | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £256,000 | 5th most expensive | 34 middle areas, Oldham · 2025 |
| Population | 6,030 | 13th least populated | 34 middle areas, Oldham · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 34 middle areas, Oldham · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.3% | 12th highest | 34 middle areas, Oldham · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Royton East & Cowlishaw?

Royton East & Cowlishaw had 6,030 usual residents at the census.
Royton East & Cowlishaw is the joint 2,794th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Oldham

These figures are published for the whole of Oldham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Oldham and not Royton East & Cowlishaw alone. [See Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)

- **Average house price: £217,214** (August 2026). Oldham’s average house price was £217,214 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,042** (2025). Full-time workers living in Oldham earned a median of £34,042 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 34th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.4×** (2025). A home in Oldham costs 6.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 122nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 36.8** (2025). Oldham has a deprivation score of 36.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 11th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Royton East & Cowlishaw in brief

The median price paid for a home in Royton East & Cowlishaw was £256,000 in 2025.
Royton East & Cowlishaw had 6,030 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Royton East & Cowlishaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Royton East & Cowlishaw, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001102
- Ward: [Crompton †](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/ward/crompton)
- Constituency: [Oldham East and Saddleworth †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-east-and-saddleworth)
- Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.63 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,223*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 19

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Royton South East](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/royton-south-east), [Clough & Shaw Side](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/clough-and-shaw-side), [Shaw & Crompton](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/shaw-and-crompton), [Royton North](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/royton-north), [Royton South West](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/royton-south-west)

## Latest updates for Royton East & Cowlishaw

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001102

## How to cite

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