# Royton North West Oldham. 5,644 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres. Royton North had 5,674 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Royton North was £230,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001101. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Royton North was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 2,193rd 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-north#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 5,674** (2021). Royton North had 5,674 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 2,350th 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-north#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 79%** (2022). About 79% of people in Royton North 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-north#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Royton North, 99.6% 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-north#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001101) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 79% of people in Royton North 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=E02001101) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 85 homes were sold in Royton North in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001101) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Royton North had 5,674 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001101) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Oldham. The outline is Royton North. ## Recorded crime in Royton North Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Royton North compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Royton North | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £230,000 | joint 12th most expensive | 34 middle areas, Oldham · 2025 | | Population | 5,674 | 3rd least populated | 34 middle areas, Oldham · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 79% | 8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 34 middle areas, Oldham · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.6% | joint 4th highest | 34 middle areas, Oldham · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Royton North? Royton North had 5,674 usual residents at the census. Royton North is the 2,350th 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 North alone. [See Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) - **Average house price: £217,171** (July 2026). Oldham’s average house price was £217,171 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 123rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 North in brief The median price paid for a home in Royton North was £230,000 in 2025. Royton North had 5,674 usual residents at the census. About 79% of people in Royton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Royton North, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001101 - Ward: [Royton North †](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/ward/royton-north) - Constituency: [Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-west-chadderton-and-royton) - Council: [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 2.91 km² - People, mid-2024: 5,644* - Neighbourhoods: 4 - Output areas: 20 * 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 West](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/royton-south-west), [Balderstone & Kirkholt](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/balderstone-and-kirkholt), [North Middleton & Stakehill](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale/north-middleton-and-stakehill), [Shaw & Crompton](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/shaw-and-crompton), [Royton East & Cowlishaw](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/royton-east-and-cowlishaw) ## Latest updates for Royton North - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001101 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/royton-north, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/oldham/royton-north#f-house-sales-median-price. 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