Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001101

Royton North

Royton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,674 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham

5,674

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,449

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,951

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.3%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Royton North

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned81.6%

1,998 households

Private rented10.7%

263 households

Social rented7.5%

184 households

Shared ownership0.1%

3 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.6%

1,289 households

Terraced27.2%

667 households

Detached16.3%

399 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3%

74 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%

9 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%

7 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

6 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%

1,081 households

2 cars or vans in household32.9%

808 households

No cars or vans in household15.1%

371 households

3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%

194 households

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.9%

1,346 households

2 bedrooms22.4%

549 households

4 or more bedrooms19%

465 households

1 bedroom3.7%

91 households

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%

1,674 households

One-person household27.8%

681 households

Other household types4%

97 households

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.7%

923 households

1 person in household27.8%

680 households

3 people in household16.6%

405 households

4 people in household13.4%

328 households

5 people in household3.4%

84 households

6 people in household0.7%

17 households

7 people in household0.2%

6 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

4 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%

895 residents

15–2914.2%

806 residents

30–4416.7%

948 residents

45–6428.3%

1,604 residents

65 and over25%

1,421 residents

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%

5,411 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%

144 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%

85 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%

30 residents

Other ethnic group0.1%

6 residents

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.3%

1,378 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications19%

892 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16.8%

792 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.9%

653 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%

479 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship8.4%

397 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

114 residents aged 16 and over

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%

2,709 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive41%

1,926 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.4%

67 residents aged 16 and over

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%

1,139 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations15.4%

726 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%

546 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.5%

541 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%

494 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%

480 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%

300 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%

262 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.6%

216 residents aged 16 and over

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%

2,693 residents

Good health34.1%

1,933 residents

Fair health13.6%

770 residents

Bad health3.7%

209 residents

Very bad health1.2%

69 residents

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.5%

4,683 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act17.5%

993 residents

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.7%

1,291 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%

790 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%

306 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%

62 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

2 households

Royton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001101

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Royton North

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Royton North

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.