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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001106

Royton South East

Royton South East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,028 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
6,028

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,746

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,396.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Clifton, Salford5,844 residents · 61.5% owned · 26.4% no carSwinton Newtown, Salford5,820 residents · 59.2% owned · 30.0% no carBrighouse, Calderdale7,670 residents · 66.1% owned · 26.7% no carDroylsden East, Tameside7,993 residents · 63.7% owned · 26.6% no carLeigh South East, Wigan7,386 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.8% no carGuide Bridge, Tameside7,419 residents · 58.8% owned · 26.0% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wood End, Oldham5,678 residents · 59.8% owned · 28.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Royton South East

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

Tenure

Owned63.1%
1,732 households
Private rented18.6%
512 households
Social rented18.1%
498 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.1%
990 households
Semi-detached33.9%
931 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.1%
551 households
Detached8.5%
232 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,232 households
No cars or vans in household28.6%
786 households
2 cars or vans in household21.4%
586 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
140 households
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.3%
1,051 households
2 bedrooms37.4%
1,025 households
1 bedroom13.9%
380 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
287 households
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.3%
1,598 households
One-person household37.3%
1,023 households
Other household types4.3%
119 households
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.3%
1,023 households
2 people in household32%
878 households
3 people in household16.3%
447 households
4 people in household9%
246 households
5 people in household3.3%
91 households
6 people in household1.3%
35 households
7 people in household0.7%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
968 residents
15–2916.9%
1,018 residents
30–4418.8%
1,135 residents
45–6426.6%
1,601 residents
65 and over21.7%
1,307 residents
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.5%
5,216 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.9%
596 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
113 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
77 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
27 residents
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.4%
1,220 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.8%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
844 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
713 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
554 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.4%
2,814 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.2%
2,105 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.8%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%
2,651 residents
Good health33.9%
2,041 residents
Fair health15%
905 residents
Bad health5.6%
336 residents
Very bad health1.6%
94 residents
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
4,785 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
1,243 residents
Royton South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.8%
1,202 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
965 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
448 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
123 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Royton South East · 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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