Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:38 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:22 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,028 residentsin the Royton South East census areaMedian age 43.72,744 households63% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright18% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,713 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 18%, education 9%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 61% go by car, 6% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,255 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBesom Hill Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miUpper Strinesdale Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miStrine Daledale · 1.5 miHodge Cloughvalley · under a mileLower Dinglevalley · 1.0 miHigher Count Hillhill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStoneleigh Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haCrompton and Royton Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 38 haMillennium Greenpark · under a mile · 4 haTandle Hill Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 47 haNew Barn Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haCrompton Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes198 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202531 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,779 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation187 m614 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 158 to 236 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Oldham Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryDr Kershaws Hospice31 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell28 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi47 schools32 primary, 6 secondary, 3 independent, 5 special, 1 otherSecondaryE-ACT Royton and Crompton Academyages 11-16, 975 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academyages 3-11under a milePrimaryBlackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 176 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Oldham College1.9 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationMills Hill (Manchester)3.1 miMetroShaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink)under a mileBus stationOldham Bus Station1.7 miBus stops105 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OL2 postcode district.
