Is Royton, Greater Manchester a nice place to live?

Is Royton a nice place to live or is Royton a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Royton meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Royton?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Royton. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Royton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Crompton10483
2Chadderton North6851
3St James'6766
4Royton South6710
5Royton North6310
6Castleton5278
7Werneth4244
8St Mary's4037
9Waterhead3715
10Coldhurst3312
Crime
FAILED

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Is Royton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Royton, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Royton residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
Manchester5.97
Oldham (Royton)6.27
Rochdale6.41
Tameside6.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Royton. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Royton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Chadderton North (Best)12131
2Royton North10455
3Royton South9549
4Waterhead8403
5Crompton8195
6St James'6952
7Werneth6707
8Coldhurst5913
9Castleton5334
10St Mary's (Worst)4168
Health
FAILED
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Is Royton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Royton. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Chadderton North15979
2Crompton15855
3Royton North15091
4Royton South13484
5St James'9887
6Castleton8507
7Waterhead8500
8Werneth4337
9Coldhurst4059
10St Mary's2136
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Royton?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Royton rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Greater Manchester.

BedsOldhamGreater Manchester
1£495£625
2£550£650
3£695£750
4£938£1150
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Royton per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Royton, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Royton's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Rochdale£645.30
2Manchester£634.80
3Tameside£613.30
4Oldham (Royton)£593.80
Wages
FAILED



So, is Royton a nice place to live?

Is Royton a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.